The 2015 edition of the annual Osun Oshogbo festival held on Friday amid expected pomp at the Sacred Grove.
Dedicated to Osun, the Yoruba goddess of fertility, the area was established more than four centuries ago and is the largest of the sacred groves that have survived to the present.
In 2005, the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove was designated a World Heritage Site.
The highlight of the grand finale was when the votary maid (Arugba Osun), carried a calabash filled with antiquities to worship the goddess of the river.
Meanwhile, foreigners who participated in the 2015 edition of Osun-Osogbo Festival have applauded its uniqueness and cultural values.
According to a NAN report, a Japanese, Mrs Aleleo Yoshine, said that Osun-Osogbo festival was traditional in nature and also educate people on the rich culture and tradition of the state.
Yoshine said that most of the festival she had been attending all over the world look artificial, but Osun-Osogbo festival looked real and natural.