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In Praise of Òrìsànlá

Babaláwo Aworeni

26/10/2009

Orisa Nla Shrine, Ile-Ife

Obatala is a messenger for Olo!mare"#e $reate h!man beings b% forming their boies an fa$ial feat!res" #owe&er, it was Olo!mare

that ga&e h!man beings the breath of life" 'hite (eo(le were $reate with re $la% while bla$)

 (eo(le were $reate !sing bla$) $la%"

'hen Obatala was *!i$)l% $reating h!man boies, he $reate hani$a((e h!mans" #e $reate

them in orer that h!mans ma% )now the ifferent fa$ets of life an a((re$iate what the% are gi&en"

Be$a!se of this the hani$a( are $hilren of Obatala an worshi( him"

An%one that is to ta)e the $rown of Ooni +)ing m!st first be gi&en the $rown b% Obatala"

Obatala is the Orisha that wears the $rown" Obatala has man% (raise names, the% in$l!e b!t are not

limite to the following

Obatakuntakun Lode Iranje,

 Eni To Nsoju To Nse Owo,

Orisa Ni Maasin,

Onileji Oje Oji, Orisa Nla Je Eeyan Pataki

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Obatala is )nown for granting (ra%ers for women to bear $hilren, for ma)ing $hilbirth easier,

for ha&ing goo $hilren an for obtaining mone%" .emoo Oboboniba is the wife of Obatala"

Obatala has a strong relationshi( with the Ae !nf!n" .emoo, his wife, is Ae !nf!n" he ae

asso$iate with Obatala are $alle Ae Obatala" he relationshi( of Obatala to the other Orisa is that

he is their ler an the ower of the Ase" Obatala often a((ears as an ol man"

Obatala li)es to ress in white" #e li)es to eat e)!, ea, igbin, 6-toe $o$)" #is taboos are em!

+(alm wine, aa +og, a% ol (o!ne %am +$an onl% eat fresh %am, he $annot eat on a stool, an

he $annot wal) on an o&ergrown (ath" he Obatala esti&al is hel in Ile-Ife at the Ita(a em(le in

3an!ar%"

4hief Posi Egbewole Obaluru Obatala 

Is from the Irane Orisa N5la $om(o!n in Ile-Ife, Nigeria" #e was born into an Obatala famil%"

#e is a (riest of a Obatala an an herbalist" #e hols the title Iwarefa in the Ogboni raternit%"

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