Bari (Hindu traditions) in India


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* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Introduction / History

Bari of India are also called Rawat and Paanwale. In Bihar they are also called Donwar.
The Bari speak Awadhi in Uttar Pradesh, Marathi in Maharashtra, Bhojpuri in Bihar and Mewari in Rajasthan. They speak Hindi also in these states and read and write in Devanagari. Literacy is low, Maharashtra being the exception.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Bari women help by taking additional work or helping their spouses with their businesses as well as doing the housework and looking after the children. In the west of Maharashtra, most are growers of betel leaves. In Rajasthan they catch birds in the forest, make leaf plates and cups, reed seats, paper flowers and cages from wire. In Bihar they carry electric and gas lights at weddings. Most own no land but work in agriculture. Many have small businesses such as pulling people in rickshaws, cart driving and tailoring. They live in city slums. Child labor is an issue in this culture.
Bari people do not eat beef because of their Hindu religion. They eat wheat, rice and lentils, fruit and vegetables. They drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes and chew tobacco. They use local medicines however clinics are used for more serious matters.
Bari only marry within their community. There are many subdivisions. There are clans among them who look after marriage alliances. No one is allowed to marry within their clan. Marriages are mainly monogamous and are arranged by the elders of both families. There are both adult and child marriages. Divorce and remarriage are allowed, but not frequent.
The property of the parents goes equally to all the sons and the oldest son becomes the family leader. The Bari community has their own welfare associations.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Bari are Hindus and worship most of the Hindu gods like Shiva, Vishnu and Rama. They also worship family and village gods and worship ancestors too. They celebrate Hindu festivals such as Holi, Diwali and Dusshera.
They also celebrate a New Year festival called Makar Sankranti and here sesame seeds combined with jaggery (unrefined sugar) are exchanged among the Bari. They cremate their dead and the ashes are immersed in a river. If they can, they use the River Ganges, which is regarded as holy. Infants to the age of five years old are buried and there is a death pollution period, usually for twelve days with a feast at the end of it.


What Are Their Needs?

There are few if any Christ followers among the Bari people, so they need outsiders to take Christ to them. Who will go?


Prayer Points

Pray for loving workers to take the gospel message to the Bari community in India.
Pray the Lord will prepare the hearts of the Bari to understand and to believe the gospel.
Pray for the Lord to bless the Bari people with adequate education and medical facilities.
Pray for the Lord to bless the Bari people so abundantly that they will see he is the only one worthy of praise and worship.


Scripture Prayers for the Bari (Hindu traditions) in India.


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People Name General Bari (Hindu traditions)
People Name in Country Bari (Hindu traditions)
Pronunciation bah-DEE
Alternate Names Donwar; Panwala; Panwale; Panwali; Rawat; Soot; Sut; बरी (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स)
Population this Country 749,000
Population all Countries 760,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 15
People ID 16334
ROP3 Code 111470
ROP25 Code 300897
ROP25 Name Bari (South Asian)
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 12
Largest States
Uttar Pradesh
274,000
Bihar
271,000
Maharashtra
105,000
Madhya Pradesh
87,000
Jharkhand
5,000
West Bengal
2,400
Rajasthan
2,300
Uttarakhand
1,200
Chhattisgarh
700
Haryana
300
Delhi
300
Odisha
100
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Specialized Website South Asia Peoples
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 12
  Uttar Pradesh 274,000
  Bihar 271,000
  Maharashtra 105,000
  Madhya Pradesh 87,000
  Jharkhand 5,000
  West Bengal 2,400
  Rajasthan 2,300
  Uttarakhand 1,200
  Chhattisgarh 700
  Haryana 300
  Delhi 300
  Odisha 100
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.20 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
0.01 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
99.79 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Hindi (332,000 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 20
Secondary Languages
(only 15 largest shown)
Bhojpuri
165,000
Marathi
83,000
Awadhi
25,000
Kanauji
7,300
Magahi
3,900
Bagheli
2,700
Maithili
2,600
Chhattisgarhi
2,100
Bengali
1,900
Bundeli
1,900
Malvi
400
Mewari
400
Punjabi, Eastern
300
Khandesi
200
Haroti
200
Primary Language Hindi (332,000 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 20
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown)
  Bhojpuri 165,000
  Marathi 83,000
  Awadhi 25,000
  Kanauji 7,300
  Magahi 3,900
  Bagheli 2,700
  Maithili 2,600
  Chhattisgarhi 2,100
  Bengali 1,900
  Bundeli 1,900
  Malvi 400
  Mewari 400
  Punjabi, Eastern 300
  Khandesi 200
  Haroti 200
People Groups Speaking Hindi

Primary Language:  Hindi

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