and for me it was Chango, the Warrior King, and Yemaya the Ocean Mother, and I wore Elekes that represented them. But what I came to realize as I got older was that to take up an Orisha you liked ...
Image A view of “Byzantine Bembé: New York by Manny Vega,” featuring pieces from his Changó series, representing the orisha (spirit) of justice, thunder, virility and fire.Credit ...