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Yoruba people Yor&249;b&225; in Yoruba orthography are one of the largest ethno-linguistic or ethnic groups in west Africa.[6...] The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language Yoruba: &232;d&232;e Yor&249;b&225;; &232;d&232;. The Yoruba constitute around 30 million indiThe Yoruba share borders with the Borgu variously called Bariba and Borgawa in the northwest, the Nupe who they often call
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 9:37 PM on February 04, 2009
in the West.The energy given from this Deity of Thunder is also a major symbol of African resistance against an enslaving European culture. He rules the color red and white; his sacred number is 6; his symbol popular Orisha; he is a Sky Father, god of thunder and lightning. Sango was a royal ancestor of the Yoruba as he was the third king of the Oyo Kingdom. In the Lukum&237; O lukumi = "my friend
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 5:45 PM on February 04, 2009
OLORUN Also known as OLURUN, OLODUMAREOLORUN: Top Sky King of Yoruba mythology in Nigeria. Hes God of Peace, Justice and the Yoruba way. But hes especially good at passing the buck. His wonderful....Olorun means supr4eme being in Yoruba language....Olorun is the -creator of the universe, sky father...lrun also referred to as Olodumare as well as Eledumare, and Eleda among other names, is a word for God
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 5:10 PM on February 05, 2009
Ogoun is the -deity of iron, war, labour, and technology...Og&250;n is the god of iron, war and labor. He is the owner of all technology and because this technology shares in his nature, it is almost equivalent is OGOUN....In Haitian Vodou and Yoruba mythology, Ogun or Ogoun, Ogun, Ogou is a loa and orisha, who presides over fire, iron, hunting, politics and war. He is the patron of smiths and is usually
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 5:02 PM on February 05, 2009
of the North, although in what capacity Pole? Wind? Star? we have yet to ascertain...Obatala is also a genus of spiders Amaurobiidae In Yoruba orisha also spelt orisa or orixa veneration, Ob&224;t&225;l&225;, through the power of God, the Supreme Being, called by various names in the Yoruba language such as Olodumare, Eledumare, Olofin-Orun, Eleda, and Olorun, made human bodies, and Olorun God breathed life
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 4:55 PM on February 05, 2009
Ozain is the keeper and guardian of the herbs, and is a natural healer....Ozain Osain, Osanyin - Orisha of the forest, he owns the Omiero, a holy liquid consisting of many herbs, the liquid through which all saints and ceremonies have to proceed. Ozain is the keeper and guardian of the herbs, and is
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 5:48 PM on February 04, 2009
Father of Shango, Agayu is also said to be Shangos brother in other stories. Aganju is said to be the orisha of volcanoes, mountains, and the desert....In Yoruba mythology, Aganju Agayu is the Orisha
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 4:14 PM on February 04, 2009
...], in certain places he is known to be the son of Nana Omolu, the Fon deity added to the Yoruba pantheon, and associated with Female power and creation. Babalu Aye is also known in Brazil as Obalu Aye. Omolu that cures same. He is appeased on the earth and cool water is one of the mainstays of his appeasement.The origins of this deity trace back to the Fon traditions of Yoruba mythology, and appear in Cuban Palo
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 4:12 PM on February 04, 2009
of the most known deities of the Yoruba mythology and related New World traditions.He has a wide range of responsibilities: the protector of travellers, deity of roads, particularly crossroads, the deity with the power over fortune and misfortune, and the personification of death, a psychopomp. Eshu is involved within the Orisa also spelt Orisha or Orixa-If&225; system of the Yoruba as well as in African diasporic
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 4:10 PM on February 04, 2009
religionsYemaja is an orisha, originally of the Yoruba religion, who has become prominent in many Afro-American religion. Africans from what is now called Yorubaland brought Yemaya and a host of other deities
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 4:05 PM on February 04, 2009
Nana Buluku is the Supreme Deity of the Fon from Dahomey.Nana Buluku is an androgynous deity. Like the Judeo-Christian god, Nana Buluku created the Universe and all that exists in it. Twins were born of all further creation...Nana is the -- female deity of creation, sky mother, associated with the moon....Nana Buluku Nana - female deity of creation, old sky mother and primordial swamp spirit, associated
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 4:03 PM on February 04, 2009
, for wisdom without knowledge is useless, and one who has knowledge without wisdom is merely a danger to themselves and others...Orunmila is the -- deity of wisdom, divination and foresight...ORUNMILA Also known
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 3:52 PM on February 04, 2009
and Sensuality. Shes another all-go Yoruba Goddess with many different aspects to her character. She can turn from curing the sick and promoting fertility to being the Goddess of Luxury and Love. OSHUN delights
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 3:50 PM on February 04, 2009
or satisfaction with life....An Orisha also spelled Orisa or Orixa is a spirit or deity that reflects one of the manifestations of Olodumare God in the Yoruba spiritual or religious system Olodumare is also known be more than 100 million adherents of this spiritual tradition worldwide....An Orisha also spelled Orisa or Orixa is a spirit or deity that reflects one of the manifestations of Olodumare God in the Yoruba
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 5:27 PM on February 04, 2009
African originsVodun/Vodoun is a name attributed to an West African ancestral religious system of worship and ritual practices, where specific deities are born and honored, along with the veneration of ancient and recent ancestors who earlier served the same tutelary deities. This system of worship is widespread in a multitude of African groups in West Africa and throughout all 43 Africa.[citation needed
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Puja & Rituals by arvinda swam at 4:24 PM on December 01, 2008
