ILÉ AXÉ BOMÍ PHOTOS' PAGE III

The following pictures belong to a ceremony of "BATUKE". A Batuke is a "party" where the Orishás are invited to share with the spiritual comunity they protect and guide. It lasts several hours (at least five), the people sing and dance for the Orishás and this leads them to a trance state through which the Orishas manifest in their chanellers.Pictures of the Orishas cannot be taken,but if you break the rule you get nothing but a ruined film. So the pictures you will see are of the previous moments to the arrival of Orishás to the Earth. These ones are of the First Batuke of Ilé Axé Bomí in its own place at San Martín, Province of Buenos Aires in the Argentine Republic.

MESA DE IBEJES: You can see to the left Babalorishás Armando & Adrián in the begining of this ceremony where kids are served a meal.

MESA DE IBEJES IN PROGRESS.

BATUKE: A circle of devotees singing and dancing for the Orishás that may manifest later in their children.

This is what is called "Rueda de Batuke", where you can see members of the Ilé and invited fellows from other ilés dance and sing for the Orishas.

Kids up to 11 years can sit to eat ,while the comunity dance around them singing prayers to the Orishás Ibejes. Later on, some Orishas may manifest .

TRIBUTE: OUR VISION OF  DEATH.

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