Tulunadu’s Panjurli Daiva, the sacred boar guardian of coastal Karnataka and northern Kerala, embodies a living covenant between forest and farmland. This in-depth overview situates Panjurli within Bhuta Kola/Nema traditions, tracing historical continuities, ritual roles, costume language, and oracular justice. Readers gain an integrated view of how daivasthanas function as both sacred spaces and civic…