"O wetalu oji wetalu ndu" — 'one who brings kola brings life' is a popular saying that points to the auspiciousness of the kola rite.Among a small area of the Urata-Igbo cultural area, near Owerri, there is a tradition of building votive monument houses called "ḿbàrí" primarily dedicated to the "ágbàrà" Àlà specific to the community and sometimes other community deities.