Pijal

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Pijal was a planet located in the Pijal system of the Inner Rim. At some point prior to the Invasion of Naboo, a political dispute broke out on Pijal, leading the Jedi Rael Averross to request the assistance of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi to settle the dispute.^[1]

The planet had a form of celestial religion that included a worship of ancient celestial gods. These gods were worshipped in temples, which were usually placed with a view of the sky, for example on top of a rock formation.

The religious leader is called the Skykeeper.

The religion considered circles and spheres as a sacred shape.

The most known common religious practise was for the members to perform pilgrimages into space periodically to experience the darkness and zero-gravity for themselves, usually in old ships called soulships – so to make them truly grateful for the beautiful planet they had. A part of great rituals on Pijal, like a coronation, was also to fly up into space.

“Feel the effortless embrace of the spirits through travelling to space.”^[2]