Hinda

The Hinda are a race of transhuman beings of the Bharat Republic after going through some modification and a strange form of enlightenment in order to survive in the Poseidon Galaxy. They are very well known to be spiritual, pacifistic and use their psychic powers to obtain enlightenment.

## Physiology & Abilities

The Hinda appear nearly identical to humans with a few exceptions. Their skin glow in the twilight of dusk and dawn that shows the color of their auras as long as they remain in the sunlight. They also have a few ridges on their foreheads and have eyes similar to felines that also glow with the colors of, The Shroud. Various shades of blues and violets.

During meditation, they are capable of levitating in the air as they focus their minds and discipline their abilities in order to achieve enlightenment and have better control. Even managing to cause objects in a certain radius. Their psychic powers allows them to communicate with their "gods" by having group meditations at temples of worship. Even group meditations can cause manifestations of strange beings to appear, which this method is known as, Tulpa.

The Hinda are also known for having a heighten immune system that makes them immune to any bacteria or infections. Yet despite having this incredible ability, there are certain species of viruses that can cause illnesses.

Their psychic powers were originally limited to telekinesis, mind reading, healing, telepathy and, in rare cases, precognition. After going through training and enlightenment, new powers are obtained depending on the color of their auras.

* Red auras allow one to manipulate the earth beneath them and the rocks around as well as able to communicate and manipulate plant life. This only works in the presence of earth or soil.
* Orange auras allow one to manipulate water, turn water into ice and snow as well as able to control the moisture in the air. This only works when there is moisture in the air.
* Yellow auras allow one to manipulate and generate fire and heat.
* Green auras allow one to manipulate air and sound.
* Blue auras allow one to generate and manipulate electricity and light.
* Indigo auras allow one to generate and manipulate shadows and darkness.
* Violet auras allow one to have limited control of time, manipulate the space around them and able to teleport in a short range. This also allow one to enter the realm of the gods, Budhinia. Where they can communicate not only with the gods, but also with the souls being processed into their next incarnation.

## Society & Culture

The culture of the Hinda is similar to the various beliefs and customs of Hindu, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. The path of peace and enlightenment means everything to the Hinda in order to connect with their gods and unlock the hidden potentials of both the mind and The Shroud. They would never harm any lifeform as many would not eat any form of meat. The result is that all of the Hinda are vegetarians. By doing so would guarantee the safety of their souls.

The Bharat Republic's main religion is, Budhindalaism. It is a mix of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism. The religion follows the practice of morality, meditation and wisdom that leads to enlightenment while in service of their multi-limb gods that follow the doctrines of samsara (the continuous cycle of life, death, and reincarnation) and karma (the universal law of cause and effect). Not only do they follow their gods they also follow some tenets of truthful living and service for humanity (or the new humanity). They uphold the values of honesty, compassion, generosity, humility, integrity, service, and spirituality on a daily basis. They also believe that enlightenment is achieved through nonviolence and reducing harm to living beings as much as possible. Which means that the gods judge one's karma before putting them through the samsara.

However, there are those that believe that violence should be used to protect people from harm. The military believes that protecting those who can't protect themselves against those that would do harm will elevate their soul and guarantee them the samsara as long as they protect people and not declare war or launch crusades. Not everyone like the ideals of the military, but they do understand it is necessary to defend against whatever trouble may come. Since they are in a dangerous galaxy.

The priest and priestesses all wear orange, red and yellow with the majority of them having violet auras. Like the traditions of Hindu, everyone receives a dot on their foreheads called, a bindi or pottu. It is a sacred adornment. It is, according to the priests and priestesses, it is a portal where all light, goodness, rejuvenation, joy and ecstasy may enter their physical form. Like the original pottu before, it is red.

All education takes place at their temples where the Juha, teacher, help with the basic education as the priest and priestesses help out with their enlightenment. The children's education start at the age of seven. Before then, their parents teach them basic mathmatics before teaching them about their work and how things work. The child is blessed by six by a local priest or priestess in order to unlock their psychic powers.

The architecture and aesthetics of the Bharat Republic is based on Indian styles such as Indo-Saracenic, Indian rock-cut, Mughal, Buddhist, Hoysala and Vijayanagara.