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Ouidah | The Pythons Temple

  • Ouidah, Benin
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The Pythons Temple is a sacred voodoo shrine that is located in the city of Ouidah, within the southern part of the Republic of Benin. The main structure represents a concrete building that features clay roof within which are dozens of snakes from the python species known as Royal Python.In addition to the main building, there is a courtyard which is surrounded by a pink painted fence that holds a sacred iroko tree which is believed to be 600 years old, and keeps the spirits of the ancestors.

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