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Written by Rafael Rincón; Oluwo Siwayu, Child of the Alayeda Tradition

He was sent to earth by Olofi to do good and to govern as king of

planet. It is a lover of peace and harmony.
All the other Orishas respect him, follow his advice, and use him as a mediator.
It has various paths or avatars, in some of which it appears as a deity.
female and in others as a male deity. Although when this Orisha is established, the
initiates greet lying on the floor with their arms extended back, as they do
the sons of male Orishas, a reason that has led many religious people to think that
only the male counterpart of this Orisha is settled, not the female.
His name is composed of the words Obba: King; Ta: Shine; Nla: Great or above; and could
The King who is dressed in White or The King who shines above or The King who shines
above all.
His inseparable companion is Oke, the Orisha that represents the elevations, the hills and
mountains and has been incorrectly considered as the Eleggua of Obatalá.
Obatalá lives in a receptacle or soup tureen that can be made of silver or some silver-colored metal.
white ceramic or porcelain. It is represented by 4 white Otá and 18 shells.
Cawries; in the case of being Olorí or head, it carries 8 Otá and its 18 Cawrie shells.
This Orisha is placed in the highest basket compared to the other Orishas, except in certain cases.
exceptional.
Its main attributes are two silver bracelets, its 18 cowrie shells, slugs, two
ivory, mother of pearl or white onyx eggs, a white Iruke or horse tail and the following
pieces made of silver or white metal: a snake, sun, chain, full moon, half moon,
a hand holding a scepter, a poayé, metal doves and a colored agogó or bell
silver. Although it is very common for other attributes to be added, depending on the path or
avatar.
In their necklaces or Elekes, the color white with transparent predominates, interspersing beads.
alluding to the respective path or avatar of this Orisha that corresponds to the person.
All its attributes including, of course, its Otanes, must be wrapped in cotton,
although according to some avatars it is not placed with cotton. It is also customary to place it with
shell.
Their Priests or Priestesses who are called IWIN or EWIN should dress
frequently white in color, using its attributes (silver bracelet, necklace, and ideas) alluding to
the respective path or avatar that corresponds to them.
Your children should not work excessively with gunpowder, nor practice witchcraft, nor drink alcohol in
excess or lending oneself to do evil, as these are things that annoy Obatalá.
The animals that are sacrificed to this Orisha must be white and can be among
others: white ram, white goat, pigeons, roosters, hens, white guineas, hutia
(preferably albino jutía), etc.
Some of the addimu that we can add are: eggs, she tuto (red snapper), lard of
cacao (origin), the obbi afin or white kola, coconuts, white-fleshed fruits, akará, slugs or igbin,
name me, etc., some of them seasoned with shell, as well as their meals.
Among their favorite foods, we have Ekrú Aró (peeled and cooked pinto beans without salt,
cakes made and placed on banana leaves), Kamanakú (a dish made from ground rice),
Agguadó Mora (toasted corn), Ishú Iñá (yam in the shape of balls or in a tower), custard of
milk, sighs, rice pudding, champolá, sixteen anones, grainy fruits, such as the
anon, soursop, pomegranate, zapote, etc. In general terms, it can be placed

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any type of white food without salt.

Their herbs or ewes must be of whitish shades, with white flowers or fruits.
preferably.
It is sometimes associated with an old and stooped being, slow in its movements, and other times
with a young skilled and warrior, depending on the path or avatar.
Obatalá was born under the initial reign of Oddun Baba Egiobe, created by Olorun, who
he left in charge of all things in heaven and earth after retreating into the infinite. There he was
where Obatalá created the human body and gave it breath and life.
It is said that all the deities of the Yoruba Pantheon come from its essence, which is why it is
consider Baba Orisha, Father of the Orishas and Baba Nlá of all mortal human beings.
The birth of people with physical defects, psychological and neurological disorders, thus
like the albinos, it is considered a neglect of this Orisha and for that reason all of them
are considered their direct children.
Obatalá is also often called by other names such as Baba (father), Baba Tobí.
progenitor
Oshanlá in Oshanlá (great orisha).
The Oddun Isalaye or Oddun through which Obatalá descended to the earth is Oshe Fun and the
The Eshu that accompanied him was Eshu Agbae.
In Africa, this Orisha is called different names depending on the region where it is.
find, thus we have that in Benin it is called Osa; in Ifón it is called Oshalufón (deity
what makes it rain), a property that is given as grace to its children, which is also granted to him
granted to Shango, although it is said that if Oshalufón does not give permission and hands over his staff to
Shango cannot do anything.
In the region of Eyigbó and Ogbomosho or Oshogbo, it is referred to as Oshagriñan; in Ketú and
The savanna is called Ajaguna and in Arará it is named Segbó Lisa.
In summary, we could describe Obatalá as the Orisha of creation, the deity of the
purity, peace, justice, harmony, the creator of humans, protector of beings
deforms, master of heads and thoughts.
Among its paths are Eleeríbó (to the dirty person frees), Òsàgiriyan (orisa that
walk step by step, convulsed), Obba Morò (the king who builds skillfully)
Ajàgùnna (who makes war by whipping), Òsànlà (the great Bear), Obanlá (the great king), the divinity
purest of the pantheon of osha.
It is said that Obatalá was the one who sculpted the form of man in the vagina of women.
It is also said that it has the same number of paths or avatars as Oduduwa.
divided into feminine and masculine aspects as mentioned before.
The oldest of all Obatalá consists of the couple formed by Oshalufón and
Orisha Ayé.
Although I have never liked to generalize about people's behavior and the
characteristics of your Guardian Angel, below I will place some of the
characteristics of the Omo Obatalá:
It is said that the children of Obatalá are often calm individuals with a strong will.
but many times considered as stubborn people. They are similarly regarded
reserved, introverted, and calm, sometimes they tend to bemoan the results of their
their own decisions. Generally, they are intelligent people who tend to dedicate themselves to
intellectual work.
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identified with the Most Holy Virgin of Las Mercedes, establishing there the duality of
Obatalá: Obatalá Man / Obatalá Woman, always depending on the paths to avatars.
To conclude this article, I am going to present the most well-known paths of this.
so important Orisha of the Yoruba Pantheon:
Obatala Oshanlá.
Obatala Oggán.
Obatala Orishanlá.
Obatala Ayágguna, Mother Yagguna or Ayággruna.
Obatala Ibaíbo, Igbá Ibó, Obbá Iba or Ibá Ibó.
Obatala Obálufón.
Obatala Oshagriñan, Osá Griñan, Osá Kriñán or Agguiriñá.
Obatala Yekú Yekú or Yekú Oño.
Obatala Alaguema, Aguemó Yemá or Aguema.
Obatala Ekaniké.
Obatala Talabi.
Obatala Father Fururú.
Obatala Eyuaró, Eruadyé or Eluayé.
Obatala Ashó, Asholó or Babá Ashó.
Obatala Obá Moró, Obamoró or Obbámoró.
Obatala Orisha Ayé.
Obatala Ondó.
Obatala Ayalúa.
Obatala Alabalaché.
Obatala Olufón.
Obatala Oloyú Okuní.
Obatala Oshá Orolú.
Obatala Okeylu.
Obatala Aná Suaré.
Obatala Adema.
Obatala Segbo Lisa.
Obatala Oshalufón.
Obatala Oguiniyán.
Obatala Obalabi.
Obatala Elefuro.
Obatala King Akiyá.
Obatala King Malú.
Obatala Efún Yobí.
Obatala Alarmorere.
Obatala Orisha Yeyé.
Obatala Obón.
Obatala Obanlá.
Obatala Aikalambó.
Obatala Oshereilbo.
Obatala Airaniké.
Obatala the Great King.
Obatala Orisha Iwín.

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Obatala Oyé Ladé.

Obatala Ekundiré.
Obatala Orisha Obralá.
Obatala Bibí Niké.
Obatala Edegú.
Obatala Abany.
Obatala Ayenolu or Ayelu.
Obatala Yemmú or Yembó.
Obatala Agguidai.

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