Pandaram Malai in India
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The Malai or Mala Pandaram live in the hill regions of Kollam and Pathanathitta districts of Kerala. They also live in Tamil Nadu.
The Malai Pandaram in Kerala are a scheduled tribe. Hunting and gathering is their work. They have different customs from other tribes there. They speak Malayalam. Hinduism is their religion. They have knowledge of using herbs for medicines.
The Malai Pandaram have birth and marriage rituals. They bury the dead. The place where the bereaved person lived is destroyed.
* Scripture Prayers for the Malai Pandaram in India.
* Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to Jesus Christ
* Pray that gospel materials and the internet will lead them to salvation.
http://keralawindow.net/tribals#malapa
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Malai Pandaram |
| People Name in Country | Malai Pandaram |
| Natural Name | Pandaram Malai |
| World Population | 3,900 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | Hill Pandaram; Mala Pandaram; Malay Pandaram; मलाई पंडरम |
| People ID | 17657 |
| ROP3 Code | 113097 |
| Country | India | |||
| Region | Asia, South | |||
| Continent | Asia | |||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||
| Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||
| Total States on file | 3 | |||
| Largest States |
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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 | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 3 |
| Kerala 2,400 | |
| Tamil Nadu 1,400 | |
| Puducherry 20 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
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| Primary Language | Malayalam (2,000 speakers) | |||
| Language Code | mal Ethnologue Listing | |||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
| Total Languages | 4 | |||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Malayalam (2,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | mal Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 4 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Tamil 1,900 | |
| Telugu 60 | |
| Kannada 0 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Malayalam |
Primary Language: Malayalam
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1811-1968) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1829-1995) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1841-2016) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Father's Love Letter |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Malayalam |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| General | Bible Visuals |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | God's Simple Plan |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.51 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
98.74 %
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| Islam |
0.56 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.05 %
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| Unknown |
0.13 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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