These range in size from small houses to large compounds, and consist of a series of rooms, some of which are considered off-limits to non-initiates. They contain an altar to the deities, a space to perform ceremonies, and accommodation for the priests or priestesses. The floor is deemed sacred, consecrated to the tutelary orixá of the house. The "bakisse" is the "room of the saints", a storeroom containing both ritual paraphernalia and the "assentamentos" of the orixás, while the "roncó" ("retreat room") or "camarinha" is used during initiations. One room, the "barracão" ("big shed"), is where public rituals, including acts of divination, take place; those which lack such a room may use a yard for public rituals. The terreiro will often have a "cumeeira", central pole in the structure believed to link our world with the otherworld of the orixá. This stands above the "entoto" ("foundation") of the terreiro, a space which is periodically "fed" with offerings. The terreiro's enclosure may have a tree dedicated to Tempo, onto which strips of white cloth have been affixed, as well as a place set aside for the souls of the dead, termed the "balé", which is usually at the back of the terreiro grounds.