Baria (Hindu traditions) in India


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

Introduction / History

The Baria are a community that primarily lives in Gujarat but they also live in other states.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Mainly a landowning community, agriculture is the traditional as well as present-day occupation of the Baria. Social control is regulated by their caste council. Property is equally divided among the sons, while the house is inherited by the youngest son of the family. Baria women work in the fields and forests, and as laborers in road construction work to supplement the family income. Women wear a golden armlet (kada) and apply spangle (tikki) on their forehead as marriage symbols.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Baria worship clan deities on important occasions. They visit shrines and temples of Hindu gods and goddesses and celebrate Janmashtami, Holi, Dhuleti, Raksha Bandhan, Diwasa, Dussehra, Diwali, etc.


What Are Their Needs?

One can expect spiritual opposition when Jesus is presented. Workers need to be prayerfully prepared for this. Perhaps Christian workers in other communities will be led to take the good news of Christ to the Baria. Pray they will be obedient to this leading.


Prayer Points

Pray the Lord will begin to stir the hearts of many in this community to know the creator God.

Pray the Baria will soon be set completely free from the worship of created things.

Spiritual matters are spiritually understood, therefore, pray for the Lord's Spirit to grant understanding.


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


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baria_Koli


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People Name General Baria (Hindu traditions)
People Name in Country Baria (Hindu traditions)
Alternate Names Baria; Baria Kshatriya Patel; Baria Patel; Baurasi; Beria; Beriah; Boria; Buriro; Koli Baria; Thakarda; बरिया (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स)
Population this Country 307,000
Population all Countries 313,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 3  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 6
People ID 16523
ROP3 Code 111698
ROP25 Code 300904
ROP25 Name Bariya
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 18
Largest States
(only 15 largest shown)
Gujarat
269,000
Maharashtra
29,000
Tamil Nadu
2,600
Madhya Pradesh
2,400
Daman and Diu
1,400
Rajasthan
700
Dadra and Nagar Have
500
Karnataka
500
Delhi
500
West Bengal
400
Chhattisgarh
300
Telangana
200
Jharkhand
200
Odisha
60
Chandigarh
50
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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 18
  Gujarat 269,000
  Maharashtra 29,000
  Tamil Nadu 2,600
  Madhya Pradesh 2,400
  Daman and Diu 1,400
  Rajasthan 700
  Dadra and Nagar Have 500
  Karnataka 500
  Delhi 500
  West Bengal 400
  Chhattisgarh 300
  Telangana 200
  Jharkhand 200
  Odisha 60
  Chandigarh 50
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.14 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
99.86 %
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 Gujarati (227,000 speakers)
Language Code guj   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 6
Secondary Languages
Hindi
24,000
Konkani
3,800
Sourashtra
1,800
Marathi
1,700
Nimadi
200
Primary Language Gujarati (227,000 speakers)
Language Code guj   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 6
Secondary Languages
  Hindi 24,000
  Konkani 3,800
  Sourashtra 1,800
  Marathi 1,700
  Nimadi 200
People Groups Speaking Gujarati

Primary Language:  Gujarati

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Bible-New Testament Yes  (1820-1985)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1823-2021)
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