Asafotufiami Festival which is celebrated by the Chiefs and People of the Ada Traditional Area in the Dangme East District in the 8th month is marked with a trip to the riverside for feet washing or cleansing ritual by a procession of Chiefs and celebrants. This is followed by a grand durbar with the firing of musketries, cultural display and the  Paramount Chief receiving greetings from the Sub-Chiefs and the ridding in palanquins in the present of other dignitaries.

A group of women in a procession to the river side to partake in a ritual of the festival.

Celebrants

A member of the cultural troups carrying her drum.

Celebrants chanting war songs as part of the celebration.

A member of the Asafoatse preparing his gun for the maskerade.

Onlookers of the procession of celebrants at the Asafotufiami.

One of the women social groups preparing to partake in the cleansing ritual.

Festival drums being carried to the durbar grounds.

Medical team’s ferry that transports the medical team.

The river side at which the ritual of cleansing would be done.

Some celebrants about to partake in the cleansing ritual.

Oyster shells at the riverside usually used to produce whitewash paints.

Some youth performing the cleansing ritual.

Asafoatse Ngwa at the riverside after performing his cleansing ritual.

Celebrant to take part in the ritual at the riverside.

Bearers of the fetish ornaments at the festival.

 Agbe fetish cultural troupe doing the war dance (from Goi Ada).

Alafa dance by the Odofo Adidome dancers.

Gymnatics

Kete cultural troupe in attendance performing here.

Stool bearers and the stool from the Paramount chief palace.

Some of the linguists heading towards the durbar grounds.

Event organisers interacting.

Bearers of chiefs umbrellas at the durbar grounds.

Some expatoraites and chiefs gracing the ocassion.

The team of chief priests and priestess.

 The team of fetish priests performing the rituals.

Toflokpo Awa band.

Azona Awa band (Nima No.1).

Gorm-African Unity Awa.

The Dangme East DCE Hon. Rex Daniel Wusah delivering his address at the durbar.

A chief being escorted out of the durbar grounds in his palanquin.

A chief being carried in his palanquin out of the durbar grounds

A chief cheering his subjects.

A Chief in his palanquin looking at his subjects

A chief sitting comfortable in his palanquin

Odorkor Awa Band (Unity is strength).

Tema Lecture band.

Totimekope Awa band (Love and Unity).

A chief chearing his subjects.

A procession of chiefs in their palanquins.

A display of culture.

President and his entourage leaving the durbar grounds after celebrating the Asafotufiami festival with the Chiefs and people of Ada Traditional Area.