The Sargara are a landless community. Their traditional and present-day occupation is splitting and selling wood. Those who breach community norms are fined and ostracized. They profess Hinduism, and Chammunda and Ambajee are their family deities. Their regional deities are Hanumanjee, Shankar, Mahakali and Ramdevjee. The Sargara traditionally do not take food and water from the lower scheduled castes, and food and water from the Sargara are not accepted by the upper castes.
To follow Jesus is to breach community norms, bringing significant ostracism.
Christians need to help the Sargara people with physical and material needs, as well as telling them of Jesus.
There likely isn't a single follower of Jesus among the Sargara community today, but pray for those the Lord will soon lead to himself. Pray they will fully grasp the significance of Jesus' sacrificial death, and will trust him fully for both forgiveness of sin and power to live life. Pray they will have power to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.
Pray for God's blessing on the leaders in the Sargara community, along with their families, and for their people to welcome and enjoy God's provision. Pray they will not find satisfaction in the worship of created things, but will be given a hunger to worship the Creator.
Scripture Prayers for the Sargara in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
Global Prayer Digest: 2012-09-12 |
People Name General | Sargara |
People Name in Country | Sargara |
Population this Country | 145,000 |
Population all Countries | 145,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 3 |
Alternate Names | Hiragar; Sagra; सरगारा |
People ID | 18033 |
ROP3 Code | 113528 |
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 | 4 | ||||||
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 | 4 |
Rajasthan 139,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 5,600 | |
Gujarat 400 | |
Chhattisgarh 10 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Marwari (70,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | rwr Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 9 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Marwari (70,000 speakers) |
Language Code | rwr Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 9 |
Secondary Languages | |
Hindi 67,000 | |
Mewari 4,000 | |
Merwari 2,400 | |
Gujarati 900 | |
Wagdi 800 | |
Dhundari 700 | |
Malvi 200 | |
Bagri 80 | |
People Groups | Speaking Marwari |
Primary Language: Marwari
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1815-1867) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1820-1821) |
Bible-Complete | No |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | A Beautiful Hope |
Film / Video | A Beautiful Hope |
Film / Video | Coconuts |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Marwari |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
General | Gospel website in this language |
Text / Printed Matter | EasyBibles |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.08 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.88 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.04 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |