Religion in Ventora

While H'Ejrad, with 33.6 million members, is the largest religion practiced in Ventora, Sortisism is the predominant indigenous faith, having over 27.5 million followers. Beyond these two major religions, which account for three-quarters of Ventora's population, nearly 13% are either or. This means over 10 million people in Ventora either don't believe in a or do not follow any religious practices or standardized belief systems. Other religions include Stroomism, Ayekism, Hwèzism,, and even some Owkugans.

H'Erad
H'Ejrad is the largest religion in Ventora, largely attributed to the centuries of the country being a tributary to Haksarad. There are 33,645,952 people who identify as Jaraders in Ventora.

During the tributary periods (approximately 50 BCE to 250 CE and approximately 600 CE to 1740 CE), Haksarad had some considerable influence on affairs in the region. While the southwest Alutrans were mostly interested in trade throughout the Abayadi Sea region, the tributary relationship with Haksarad brought elements of Haksar culture, particularly Jarader traditions and concepts.

Since economics often drives the key elements of a society, H'Ejrad established itself in southwest Alutra as a significant religion. This can be attributed to the interests of the who were focused on the benefits of trade relationships with Haksarad. During ancient times, it was not uncommon for to follow the religious and political views of the nobles who controlled significant aspects of their existence, including rents, occupations, and even subsistence. As a result, despite not being indigenous to the region, H'Ejrad gained significant followers in the Kingdom of Ventora.

Although Jaraders are found throughout Ventora, H'Ejrad is strongest in the southwestern third and along the south coast. These areas, historically, were most influenced by the Haksars over the centuries. While most Jaraders worship in, some groups in the extreme southwest worship in Manuak, corresponding with the language's regional significance.

Sortisism
With almost 27,513,900 followers, Sortisism is the second largest religious group in Ventora. It is also the most significant indigenous religion in the region, having existed since ancient times. It is a religion centered on the interpretation and meaning of. Fairly centralized in comparison to many other religions, Sortisism is led by a patriarch, currently Rodolfito Leocadio de Arreola Martínez, who leads the Sortis Synod, headquartered at the Plenas Central Congretory in Plenas.

While only a third of Ventorans are Sortisists, they make up nearly 54% of Sortisists worldwide. Scholars believe the religion would be more popular were it not for the influence of the Haksar tributary system on the nobility.

Sortisism is the dominant religion in areas outside the southwest third of the country due to the prominence of H'Ejrad in that region. Nonetheless, most have a Sortisist congregatory even if it is a small faith community.

The largest religion endemic to southwest Alutra, Sortisism is also the most centralized religion of significance in the country. The Sortis Synod is its governing body and has its head offices at the Plenas Central Congregatory in Plenas,, Ventora. The highest official of Sortisism is the patriarch, who has, historically, been Ventoran. In addition, the titular head of the Synod is the grandee, a Ventoran by definition. Until 1961, the grandee was the of Ventora, despite the fact most were Jaraders. Today the grandee is the regent of Ventora who is the country's in the absence of a ruling monarch.

Stroomism
Trade and exploration brought Stroomism from eastern Alutra to the Abayadi Sea region in the 1500s. The religion is attractive to many Ventorans in its sense of balance. With 6,616,230 followers, Stroomism is the third largest religious denomination in Ventora. A number of prominent citizens adhere to the religion and its facilities are, typically, high quality and prominently located.

Stroomists can be found primarily in the coastal areas, although there are some practitioners in each of the country's 26 duchies. The religion is strongest in the southeast.

Other religions
A variety of other religions have a number of followers in Ventora.

Ayekism
A Sedic religion from eastern Alutra, Ayekism found its way to Ventora during the age of exploration and trade in the mid-1500s, about the same time as Stroomism. Ayekism has some similarities with Sortisism in its focus on elementals, although Sortisists consider the elementals as rather than assistants to the god Ayek. The religion's peculiar Sedic cultural aspects inhibit it gaining larger some acceptance. As of the 2020 census, 564,800 Ventorans claimed Ayekism as their religion.

Most Ayekists can be found in the southeast coastal region.

Hwèzism
Consisting of only a small number of adherents, Hwèzism found its way to Ventora in the 1800s as a result of increased ranges in trade and exploration. It is a minor religion in Ventora with less than a million followers. Most followers can be found along the south coast.

Paganism
Several religions have followers in Ventora. Together they account for only a couple million.

Owkuga
Less than 150,000 Ventorans claim Owkuganism as their religion. It is, however, notable as a result of trade and exploration during the 1700s, which brought its tenets to southwest Alutra.

Irreligion
Over 10.3 million people in Ventora do not adhere to any particular religion. The irreligious, including agnostics, atheists,, and , can be found throughout the country. Younger people, especially in urban areas, are more likely to be irreligious than others in the country.

Agnostics in Ventora, of which there are about 6,858,290, dismiss the major religions, H'Ejrad and Sortisism, on the basis it is not possible to verify or dismiss the existence of one or more deities. They tend to view the good vs. evil dichotomy in H'Ejrad and the overarching control of the Sorti over the destiny of the universe as quaint efforts to explain the unexplainable.

Some 3,469,480 Ventorans claim to be atheists and do not believe in deities at all.