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Dlangbu religion
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Harami is a polytheistic religion of the Dlangbu people, the name meaning "belief" in the Dlangbu language. The religion has a few sects, such as the Temple of Bekha (henotheistic religion which only worships the sun god) and Harami-Beli (form of Harami retaining aspects that were lost after the Great Reform). The head of the Harami religion is the Ongi-Khɔba su Jothu (Holy Leader of Jothu), who is the head priest of the temple in the city of Jothu and the leader of the Masomi Khɔba (Holy Assembly). The Masomi Khɔba is in charge of officially interpreting Harami doctrine.

In Harami, gods reside in a place called Arabo, often depicted as a giant pyramid-shaped structure; a place beyond the sky which is only made available to mortals the day after they die, before being reincarnated. The gods are seperated into tiers or nwi, which determine where they are placed within Arabo and how they are worshipped. The lowest tier is nwi mewu. Nwi mewu gods are demigods which can be prayed to directly and are worshipped in home shrines. They live in the lowest level of Arabo, named Mathachuri. Above nwi mewu is the nwi chela tier. Nwi chela gods are the children of the higher tier ("nwi thi"). Nwi chela gods only heed the prayers of, or in the presence of priests. If a layperson needed to pray to a nwi chela god, they would have to bring their sacrifice to a priest and pray in front of him. Nwi chela gods live in the middle level of Arabo, named Adankuri. The highest tier is nwi thi. There are only two nwi thi gods: Bekha and Jia, who live on the highest level of Arabo. The nwi thi gods aren't prayed to directly by neither laypeople nor priests. The messenger-god Kadlam comes during the last six days of the Dlangbu year to heed prayers. Followers of Harami gather in public shrines during these six days to pray directly to Kadlam, who sends all intentions to Bekha and Jia.

The Harami religion has 16 gods:

Nwi Thi

Bekha - sun god
Jia - moon goddess

Nwi Chela

Chu - fire/death god
Kechi - earth god
Ghanto - war/hunting god
Ngala - animal god
Pule - plant goddess
Ngwoti - fertility god
Mansani - dreams god

Nwi Mewu

Nkam Báʔa - mountain god
Kwatla - goddess of navigation
Obithanza - god of carousing
Okyaratsiba - god of civilizations
Okwathama - god of beauty
Okpolodi - god of security
Kadlam - messenger god

In Harami, only men of the priest caste are able to be priests. Women of the priest caste are temple musicians who often do charity work and go out into the streets at sunrise to sing hymns. They are required to wear a certain headgear called the matako (resembling a kufi hat).

The Harami religion has two main holy texts: the A Takhunmi mfa Ojalo Beli ("writings from old scribes"), and the Mankɔ ya Fenimi Khɔba su Jothu ("holy interpretation and commentary of Jothu"), often dubbed as "takhunmi beli" (old book) and "takhunmi cho" (new book). The A Takhunmi mfa Ojalo Beli (or simply "Takhunmi") is a compilation of 22 religious written works from five different authors, each work copied word-for-word in the original archaic Dlangbu. The Mankɔ ya Fenimi Khɔba su Jothu is a commentary made by the Ongi-Khɔba Jilaya VI and the Masomi Khɔba (which was newly founded at the time it was written) that explains the religious doctrine shown through the works of the Takhunmi in a literal context (like a rulebook). Even though non-Dlangbus and non-Dlangbu-speaking people practice Harami, translations of the Takhunmi are not authorized nor recommended by religious officials, as the Takhunmi itself must not be translated. Instead, different authorized versions (not translations) of the Mankɔ ya Fenimi Khɔba are made in other languages.





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