Orisha
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Orishas are divine spirits that play a key role in the Yoruba religion of West Africa and several religions of the African diaspora that derive from it, such as Haitian Vodou, Cuban Santería, and Braz
Statues of Orishas in the water at Dique do Tororó Park, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Yoruba religion
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The Yorùbá religion, West African Orisa, or Isese, comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practice of the Yoruba people. Its homeland is in what is commonly known as Yorubaland
Orisha
…Orishas (singular: orisha; plural may also be orisha) are divine spirits that play a key role in the Yoruba religion of West Africa and several religions of the African diaspora that derive from it, such as Haitian Vodou, Cuban Santería, and Brazilian Candomblé. The…
The Temple of Obatala in Ile-Ife, Oṣun, a holy place of Iṣẹṣe
Yorùbá divination board Opon Ifá
An Egungun masquerade dance garment in the permanent collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Egungun (Ara Orun) with an infant.