candomble admirers are seen on top of a rock on the beach, paying homage to iemanja with gifts

african mother religion afro brazilian art atabaque bahia black ethnicity brazil culture candomble devotion femininity goddess sea northeast offering prayer purification queen religious obligation salvador spell syncretism tradition tribute umbanda yemanja day green yellow white wet water beach ocean waves clouds woman man people heat summer tourism travel destination admirers are seen top rock paying homage iemanja gifts february 2017: festival