Kiranshelok (Verėli Kıranšelok, "Strongly held heavenly lief") is the state religion of Krelitser. Kiranshelok is used to describe the polytheistic practices that are recognised and co-ordinated by the government of Krelitser. Scholars debate on the classification of Kiranshelok as a proper religion or state ideology with several accociated faiths. Kiransheloker priests and the state of Krelitser officially consider Kiranshelok an organisation within a true celestial religion.
Kiranshelok is a polytheistic and bureaucratic religion revolving around worship of multifaceted, shifting deities, known as vola. There is no officially recorded model of the Kiransheloker pantheon, but the same structure of the highest level of the pantheon is generally standardised. The vola are worshipped at any structure classified as a volavont, which can include temples, shrines, altars, and any physical structure accociated with worship.
Kiranshelok is primarily found in Krelitser, where there are around 300,000 state recognised volavont, although practitioners are also found abroad in former territories of Krelitser and among Krelit diaspora. It is the largest declared religion in Krelitser.
Status
Kiranshelok is inseperably a state institution of Krelitser. The state excercises total control over designation of volavont, finances, and ordination and training of priests.
Beliefs
Vola
Kiranshelok is polytheistic, involving the veneration of many deities known as vola. Officially, there is no agreed number of vola, as they vary between regional Kiransheloker pratices, with some vola having multiple equivalents in other pantheons. On the highest levels of the pantheon, the structure, outside of a few variations in gender, has stabilised and is consistently professed across different regions. Vola are not regarded as omnipotent, omniscient, or necessarily immortal.
History
Early roots
Kiranshelok ultimately has its roots in the beliefs and faith of prehistory Kronthey peoples. The earliest surviving pieces of iconography that precede Kiranshelok were found in the Later Jukshi period. It is generally believed by scholars that the Early Kronthey religion