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  OBATALA - KING OF KINGS
OBATALA, the King of the White Cloth, is the oldest Orisha.
Legend goes that Obatala was very fond of palm wine, and one day he drank a little too much while he was engaged in his work of fashioning the bodies of those to be born.
White is the color of Obatala, representing purity and cleanliness and his children often wear white to please him and also as a protection.
www.angelfire.com /fl3/OBATALA   (433 words)

  
 Obatala Centre for Creative Arts © 2004
The Obatala Centre was established in 1987 as an independent, non-governmental, non-profit institution.
The centre is non-partisan as far as politics and religion are concerned, and its purpose is promoting the traditional arts and culture of the Yoruba race in particular and African in general, as well as boosting tourism.
The centre shall in pursuance of the above principles interact, contact and consult with government, non-governmental, local, national and international institutions, agencies, societies and individuals.
www.oyelami.com /obatala.htm   (236 words)

  
 OBATALA
OBATALA, the King of the Orishas is the oldest Orisha He is considered to be the Father of all the other Orishas, he is King of Kings.
Generalmente su apriencia fisica es la de un ser viejo y encorvado, lento en sus movimientos(en otros caminos es joven y diestro) y utiliza un baston que es una varilla metalica de color blanco dando similitud a la vara invisible existente que se extiende entre cielo y tierra.
Obatala ogan; es un guardian de obatala de la ciudad de aderemo.
alocubano.com /obatala.htm   (224 words)

  
 Obatala Link
Obatala is King of the Orisha because of his great AGE
Obatala is the creator and the shaper of human beings
Obatala remains calm in the mist of chaos
www.cultural-expressions.com /ifa/orisha/obatala.htm   (40 words)

  
  Botanica Obatala y Shango (Profile No.2) - Pluralism Profile #32
Oba Pedro is the leader of the center Botanica Obatala y Shango.
The shop called Botanica Obatala y Shango is just a place where you can find candles for your ceremony, images of the saints, ingredients for specific rituals and a wide range of botanicals.
Botanica Obatala y Shango in particular is situated in a string of small shops along South Avenue,almost within sight of the downtown Rochester skyline.
www.monroecc.edu /depts/sociology/pluralism/profile32.htm   (3457 words)

  
  Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Obatala   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In Yoruba mythology, Obatala was a creator god; he made human bodies, and his father, Olorun (husband of Olokun), breathed life into them.
Obatala also created defective (handicapped) individuals while drunk off palm wine, making him the patron deity of such people.
In Umbandism[?], a type of Vodun, Obatala is the oldest Orisha.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/ob/Obatala   (93 words)

  
 kobe proesmans - percussion
Obatala gaf in 2003/2004 vier maal een reeks van drie concerten onder de vleugels van Kunstencentrum Vooruit, de Ancienne Belgique en Wereldculturencentrum Het Zuiderpershuis, met telkens (een) andere invite(s).
Obatala is mede dankzij haar muzikale gasten verworden tot een hechte en sterke begeleidingsband, die ook op zichzelf een verhaal te vertellen heeft.
Obatala kent de eer deze maandelijkse muzikale zoektocht te mogen houden in de zaal van het Trix in Antwerpen.
www.kobeproesmans.be /bezigheden/projecten/Obatala   (762 words)

  
 Obatala by Awo Fa Lokun Fatunmbi : Book
Obatala is the Spirit of the Chief of the White Cloth in the West African religious tradition called "Ifá".
The word Obatala is the name given to describe a complex convergence of Spiritual Forces that are key elements in the Ifá concept of consciousness.
Those Spiritual Forces that form the foundation of Obatala's role in the Spirit Realm relate to the movement between dynamics and form as it exists throughout the universe.
www.crimsonbird.com /4/0942272307.html   (482 words)

  
 Obatala | The Cuban Traditions Site
Only Ayaguna, a young Obatala, wears a red ribbon diagonal in the chest, symbol of the time when he was a warrior and cleaned his sword to leave violence.
Obatala is a direct son of Olofi and Oloddumare.
She stopped the waters as the owner of the sea she was, and ceased her rage, in an act of respect.
cubantraditions.cubaxp.com /religions/orishas_greater/obatala/obatala.html   (508 words)

  
 Santería
They were easily able to make a transition from worship of dieties to a worship of "saints" which were seen as one with their gods.
Varios symbols, colors, numbers, characteristics, and even foods are attributed to the Orishas.To use the "Our Lady of Mercy" example once again, ("Obatala") this deity's color is white, his number is 8, and his day of the week is Thursday.
Obatala rules over all things that are white including bones, and skulls.
www.elboricua.com /AfroBorinquen_Santeria.html   (405 words)

  
 YouTube - Obatala santeria Yoruba baba
Obatala beautifully presented in dance and cantado por Grupo Yoruba Andabo..
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Ilu Aye - Obatala video by Dennis Flores
www.youtube.com /watch?v=iTR5h9f6sCg   (195 words)

  
 YouTube - OBATALA
muy bueno este video la vencion para el y obatala
Obatala is the best and great Orixa in this World.
i love the bata drumss and im crowned obatala.....
www.youtube.com /watch?v=W9qEEqXgdpA   (342 words)

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