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A high priest make incantations on the head of the Arugba the carry symbolic statues of Osun during the annual festival in her honour in Osogbo, southwest Nigeria, August 14, 2020. The annual cultural festival around the sacred grove, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2005, draws tens of thousands of ethnic Yoruba Nigerians and others to mark the remains of the bond between humans and the river goddess, who is believed to bring divine favour and fertility. (Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#5924252
Date Taken	14 August 2020
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Photographer	Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto
Category	Religion and Belief
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto

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