Exú - Pomba Gira - Stockfoto

Feast of Exú and Pomba Gira in Terreiro Caboclo 7 stars, in the district of Realengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 11 2018. Light of a candle in the hands of a woman incorporated into the entity of Exú. Also known as Esu, Eshu, Barah, Ibarabo, Akésan, Yangí, Legbá and Ònan, Exú is the Orixá of communication, patience, order, discipline and sexuality. With an African origin, Exú is one of the most popular figures of Candomblé and Umbanda. He is considered the guardian of the villages, towns, houses and Axé, and has strong dominion under the sex, magic, union, power and fire of transformation. Due to other types of culture, Exú was associated with the devil and with a bad figure. But, this stereotype is totally contrary to the true characteristic of Orixá.