The Bajoran people worship the Prophets as gods, and the beings have sent prophecies, as well as mysterious spiritual devices called Orbs, to Bajor. The prophets exist outside of time and space, and do not understand linear time; a probable explanation for the prophetic visions experienced by many who interact with them. Captain Benjamin Sisko, who took command of Deep Space Nine after the withdrawal of the Cardassians from Bajor, became the first corporeal being to communicate with the prophets on stardate 46379, (Emissary). The Bajorans thus consider him a sacred emissary.
At some point in the distant past, some prophets were forcibly expelled from their wormhole home, and chose to reside on Bajor, where they became known as the mythical Pah Wraiths. The wraiths long for revenge against the other prophets, and often take over the bodies of corporeal beings to reach that end, even going as far as occupying the body of Keiko O'Brien, thus almost forcing her husband, Chief Miles O'Brien, to kill the prophets. (The Assignment)
Bajorans are humanoid in form and function with the exception of a ridged nose.
Bajoran faith believes the Prophets to be the embodiment of truth, who reveals their wisdom through visions given by the Orbs.
Bajorans believe that the pagh is a spiritual force inherent to all sentient beings and that the Prophets replenish the pagh of the living from the Celestial Temple.
Bajoran society is evidently accepting of same-sex relationships, since, in the DS9 episode "Rejoined", Kira saw nothing wrong with the idea of her friend Jadzia Dax, a female joined Trill, renewing a relationship with another female joined Trill, who had previously been the male Dax's wife.
The Bajoran religion is based upon the revelations of the BajoranProphets, who come to be known as the timeless beings residing in the Bajoran Wormhole, or Celestial Temple.
Titles in the Bajoran religion include a 'prylar' (roughly equivalent to a Christian monk), 'ranjen' (a rank falling between Prylars and the next rank, and responsible for a variety of tasks), 'mylar' (priest or minister, mentioned in "Ties of Blood and Water"), 'vedek' (cardinal, bishop) and 'Kai' (equivalent to the pope in Roman Catholic theology).
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