The Dal come from Orissa and are a Scheduled Tribe. They get their name from moving villages and speak Kui and Oriya. They are not vegetarians and eat rice.

The Dal are monogamous. The bereaved and divorced can marry again. The dead are buried and the sons share the property. They work as agricultural and forest laborers. Women help by collecting firewood and forest produce.

The Dal have a council to look after them. Hinduism is their religion. They have a low literacy level, so the gospel will need to be given in oral form too. They do not like family planning but do make use of health services.

* Scripture Prayers for the Dal in India.

* Pray that council leaders come to Jesus Christ and lead others to Him.
* Pray that gospel recordings and the internet will lead them to salvation.

Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999