Gallery:  a visit to the Yabyili shrine at Tenzugu-Tongo



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Tongo

The Yabyili shrine is at Tenzugu on the hills above Tongo.
You greet the chief of Tongo, the Tongo Ra-Naa, to get someone to lead you to greet the tindana.

Tongo Ra-Naa
Tongo Ra-Naa with elders

The plateau seen from Tongo:  you climb the hill until you reach a plateau, with widely scattered houses.

the hills behind Tongo

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On the plateau

plateau
plateau house
plateau house
on the plateau
You can see baɣyuya outside the houses.


house shrines with vultures
tindana outside his house

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The tindana and his house

Yaazori Tengoli, tindana of Yabyili shrine.

Yaazori Tengoli

The tindana outside his house

Yaazori Tengoli
baɣyuya outside the tindana's house

Sitting with his elders and friends.

K.T. Vuberigu, Goldana of Tenzugu, outside the tindana's house.

K T Vuberigu
tindana elder
outside the tindana's house

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Inside the tindana's house

The house has many rooms.

the Yaba's house
view from the roof of the tindana's house

Inside the house are many people, including many who are being treated by the tindana and some who have accompanied them.

inside Yaba's house
inside Yaba's house
inside Yaba's house
inside Yaba's house
inside Yaba's house
inside Yaba's house
inside Yaba's house
inside Yaba's house
inside Yaba's house
inside Yaba's house
inside Yaba's house
inside Yaba's house
inside Yaba's house
inside Yaba's house

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The shrine in the cave

The entrance to the shrine

the entrance

The tindana at the entrance

Yaazori at the cave
Yaazori at the entrance

The entrance to the cave

the cave
in the cave
the cave

The place where sacrifices are made to the shrine

the sacrifices
in the cave
in the cave
the sacrifices
the sacrifices
the sacrifices
in the cave