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''Kaihai'' are worshipped as guardians of the ''lillamurḍhyā'', that is, creatures that have reached that state of bliss and harmony and control human populations by being good or bad to them depending on their behaviour, almost as a kind of divine police. Natural events and most notably luck and misfortune are perceived as acts of ''kaihai''; animals and plants are perceived as being directly influenced by ''kaihai'', and many ''kaihai'' have their own distinctive animal; for example, Bhaurta, the ''kaihā'' of growth, is represented as a ''dildhā'' (an extremely large land lizard which is one of the largest land animals on Calémere); the Chlamiṣvatrā's ''kaihā'' form is represented as a ''nāmñē'' (a tropical seal), likely because of the ''Nāmñai Tale'' in the Second Book of the Chlamiṣvatrā. Maudhyāna, the ''kaihā'' of wind, is represented as an eight-winged eagle. | ''Kaihai'' are worshipped as guardians of the ''lillamurḍhyā'', that is, creatures that have reached that state of bliss and harmony and control human populations by being good or bad to them depending on their behaviour, almost as a kind of divine police. Natural events and most notably luck and misfortune are perceived as acts of ''kaihai''; animals and plants are perceived as being directly influenced by ''kaihai'', and many ''kaihai'' have their own distinctive animal; for example, Bhaurta, the ''kaihā'' of growth, is represented as a ''dildhā'' (an extremely large land lizard which is one of the largest land animals on Calémere); the Chlamiṣvatrā's ''kaihā'' form is represented as a ''nāmñē'' (a tropical seal), likely because of the ''Nāmñai Tale'' in the Second Book of the Chlamiṣvatrā. Maudhyāna, the ''kaihā'' of wind, is represented as an eight-winged eagle. | ||
There are typically countless ''kaihai'', with many of them being subject to local worship (not unlike patron saints in Christianity), but some are universally recognized and wander between their places of worship. ''Kaihai'', represented as mythical animals or hybrid animal-plant creatures, rarely with humanoid features, are extremely common subjects in every Chlouvānem art. | There are typically countless ''kaihai'', with many of them being subject to local worship (not unlike patron saints in Christianity), but some are universally recognized and wander between their places of worship. ''Kaihai'', represented as mythical animals or hybrid animal-plant creatures, rarely with humanoid features, are extremely common subjects in every Chlouvānem art. Statues and other depictions of ''kaihai'' may be found nearly everywhere in the Chlouvānem world, including decorations on panel apartment blocks or in subway stations. | ||
===Afterlife and rebirth=== | ===Afterlife and rebirth=== | ||