Bughli

Bughli is the old religion of the Dagomba of Dagbon in northern Ghana. Before the descendants of Naa Gbewaa united the Dagomba under one king, each town was led by an earth priest, the tindana, who appeased the earth gods, the lesser gods and the idols. Festivals such as Bugum Chugu, the fire festival that opens the Dagomba lunar year, are traced back to this age.

The Yaa Naa's court moved to Yendi after Gonja attacks, and there Muslim Dyula and Hausa gathered around the king and said protective prayers for him; by 1788 Yendi was said to be larger than Kumasi and Salaga. The tindaamba nevertheless kept their ritual place beside the chiefs.