| Publisher |
HarperCollins India |
| Publication Year |
2024 |
| ISBN-13 |
9789354899744 |
| ISBN-10 |
9354899749 |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Number of Pages |
272 Pages |
| Language |
(English) |
| Dimensions (Cms) |
22 X 14 X 1.5 |
| Weight (grms) |
189 |
The famous Kola performances of Tulu Nadu involve dancers who invite powerful, sacred spirits to possess them. Through the performers, and surrounded by vibrant colours and striking visuals, these spirits - known as Daiva - may settle disputes, provide guidance, grant blessings and pass judgement.
However, there is so much more to it than art and devotion. From Panjurli, the benevolent boar spirit to Bobbarya, guardian of the sea, this book explores it all: the kinds of Daiva, their stories, their individual natures and the ways in which they come to inhabit the devout.
In Daiva, bestselling author K Hari Kumar, brings you stories of powerful immortals along with details of their worship through mystifying rituals - all of which are known to leave onlookers awe-struck.
K. Hari Kumar
K. Hari Kumar, a.k.a. ‘Horror Kumar’, is an Indian screenwriter and bestselling author of horror & psychological thriller novels. Hari was the first Indian writer to be listed on Amazon.com's global bestsellers list in the horror category. He has also written 50 horror short stories that were published in his 2019 book India’s Most Haunted (HarperCollins India), which The Times of India deemed a must-read horror book and which was listed among HarperCollins’s 100 best books (all-time) written by Indian writers.
His 2018 psychological horror, The Other Side of Her, spawned the Hindi language web series Bhram (2019) starring Kalki Koechlin. K. Hari’s stories are known for strong female characters and sophisticated plot structures. His 2021 psychological horror, DAKHMA, has been acquired for screen adaptation and will be helmed by National Award-winning filmmaker Sanjoy Nag.
K. Hari Kumar
HarperCollins India