Sanponna: 15 Facts you should know about him

Sànpònná, one of the great deities in Yoruba. He has great facts about himself which make him the Deity he is today. Some of the facts are listed hereunder.

1) He is also known as Obaluaye, Igbona, Baba-Agba, itase, Olode.

2) He is responsible for pestilence

3) This Irunmole is well known for quick temper an furious nature.

4) He is also a very ugly-looking Irunmole

5) Sanpoona is a very straight forward, honest and sincere Deity.

6) He abhors cheating, wickedness and crime of any nature.

7:) He is a confident of Orunmila

8) Symbols are: A short sleeve shirt and pants soaked in camwood. A string of cowries known as Kérénsé. A club of iron known as Osé Sànpònná.

9) His Grove: The grove is always at the backyard of a house. The door of his grove is usually a leather strip or cloth decorated with abundant cowry shell. The grove has no wooded or metal door.

10) A pot containing cool water. This pot is known as Àwè Sànpònná. Small pebbles collected at the hill side. These pebbles are usually kept inside the pot for getting water. These pebbles are known as Ota-Olode

11) Obaluaye feeding materials: kolanut, bitter kola, water, liquor, palm wine, palm oil, honey, snail, camwood, yam pottage, shrimps, corn pudding, ekuru, roasted corn, cock, he goat, dog.

12) Taboos: Nobody must stop drinking palm wine when the Deity is being fed, if so they will be afflicted with disease.
No one must whistle while feeding Sànpònná.
No drums to be beaten while feeding Sànpònná
Those with shaved head must not go near the shrine when feeding Sànpònná
No cursing
Taboo to put the shrine inside or in front of the home.

13) His mode of feeding: Fed with palm wine first, water second and any other material to follow. All this while standing

14) He is the divinity of Small pox.

15: His favorite color is Red.