Ọ̀ṣun Statue: At the River Altar

There are many places along the river which are considered sacred and are used for rituals. The bend in the river outside the main Ọ̀ṣun Shrine – “Ibú Ojúbọ Òṣogbo” – is where the annual Ọ̀ṣun festival finds its climax. It is one of the most important sacred places in the Ọ̀ṣun Grove. The current statue was created by Saka Aremu (died 2013), who was one of the first artists to join the Movement in the early 1960s, and has become the iconic image of the goddess and indeed the Sacred Groves.
Depending on the season, the statue of Ọ̀ṣun is either fully visible standing on a fish or is partly submerged in the waters of her river.