ojuna

1. Group of hunters play Orisha Ojuna gongs and dance by a house in Isaoye Quarter.

2. Priestess enters area with young initiate and performs a dance to the rhythm. (danced foot pattern important)

3. Woman cools Oshanyin Priestess's feet in front of Olua Shrine.

4. Procession of women with bottles on their head enter town with men playing gongs.

5. Procession of women walking through street with participants following.

6. Elder woman with spear leads procession past the Ojuna Shrine.

7. Priestesses with bottles (olootun) pass woman carrying the calabash as they enter the main shrine area.

8. Women with calabash and bottles dance around the dais in a circular pattern.

9. Regent watches the dancers and drummers.

10. Priestesses with bottles dance and enter Ojuna Shrine.

11. Priestess with bottle enters the shrine.

12. Prestess with white bottle (Olokun) dances and enters shrine as everyone (including the regent) rejoices.

13. Women (dressed alike) sing together. ("we are sitting down")

14. Women hunters and devotees dance around together in a circle to the beat of the drums.

15. Woman chanting "oh eh" (good contextual shot)

16. Regent's procession to the palace begins.

17. Regent's procession.

18. Regent arrives at the palace and is seated.

19. Songs are sung inside the palace.

20. A second song is sung on the inside.

21. Women gather and sing at Mr. Babalola's house. (angle from balcony)

22. Women sing together. (more solo voices)

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yemoja

1. Devotees leaving the bush.

2. Yeleolokun leads the procession through a crowd, dances to Yemoja rhythms. Orisha Ojuna devotees watch and sing a song of support.

3. The procession stops at Balogun's Tomb where Yemoja devotees dance and then depart.

4. The procession continues. Iyagba priestesses dance against the flow of the procession.

5. Yeleolokun dances in front of a bridge then shuffles back in the direction she came from.

6. Shango devotees dance to Shango rhythms.

7. Procession approaches a prominent district of Ayede. Orisha Iyagba dance in front of Yemoja procession.

8. Two hunter women dance.

9. Yeleolokun steps onto the Idiya platform, which is covered in pots, and dances. Baale Shango sprinkles salt around her.

10. In front of Orisha Ojuna Shrine, Yeleolokun and Eyemonle exchange a special handshake.

11. Yemoja devotees prepare to leave the shrine.

12. Procession continues with a crowd towards the palace.

13. A woman bows before high status men seated in front of the Palace of Atta of Ayede Ekiti. They give her money and people cheer.

14. Yeyeolokun enters the palace.

15. She emerges. The king to be hands out Naira notes to the possessed.

16. Devotees dance around the dais at the Yemoja Shrine.

17. The possessed dancing at the shrine. This clip clearly displays several headdresses and the calabash.

18. Yeyeolokun goes into the shrine and puts down the calabash.

19. The devotees dance in relief.

20. Yeyeolokun dances with a child to drums and bells. Hunters walk by.

21. Shango priestess (Iya Shango) dances on an altar with ose shango in hand, other leads a song, crowd dances to drum beat.

22. Drums and singing stops, Iya Shango climbs off altar, singing and dancing resumes.

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iyagba

1. Procession of women entering from the bush shrine with bells and drums (greeting).

2. Procession through the wooded area along a path with calabash and bottles. (male devotee indicates and foreshadows his possession later on)

3. Women hunters are introduced as they run from the bush into the town.

4. Procession of calabash with drums through streets.

5. Woman hunters dance to the drums through the streets

6. Calabash procession stops at Balogun's tomb. (bird jumps onto shrine)

7. Women with bottles dance around the town shrine of Orisha Iyagba in circular pattern.

8. Men drummers shown with women hunters dancing.

9. Women dancers receiving and redistributing money.

10. Possessed man dances and darts through the crowd.

11. Children gathered around Ekun as they chant and run from the rain.

12. Second man is possessed and bites head off of chicken.

13. Possessed man begins to scream like a child.

14. Possessed man given palm oil to cool down.

15. Second man is wrapped in a cloth signifying a transformation to a female (transgender) while dancing.

16. Two possessed men dance together.

17. Two men and women hunters dance as they lead the procession through town.

18. Procession leads to the Ojuna shrine as they dance and play drums

19. Procession through town leading to the house (palace).

20. Procession around the corner to the house.

21. Woman is taken out of the house and removed from the gathering.

22. Several individuals enter smoky house and are finally shown entering the palace.

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