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OBALUAYE

Obaluaye also known as Babulu-Aye and Shopona is the Orisha of illness and disease. He is both feared and loved as he can both infect and cure. He is sometimes referred to as the wrath of the supreme god as he punishes people for their transgression. His ritual tools are cowries, broom and terra-cotta vessel. Grains are his prime offerings

Obaluaye demands respect and even gratitude when he claims a victim hence earning him the title Alápa-dúpé, meaning “One who kills and is thanked for it

A popular story about Shopona is one where he was old and lame. It is said that he attended a celebration at the palace of Obatala and when he tried to dance, he stumbled and fell. As the Orishas began to dance, he became furious and turned around to infect them with smallpox but was stopped by Obatala who then cast him into the bush. He has been living as an outcast ever since
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