Thandan (Hindu traditions) in India
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
Subgroups: 5
| Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
|---|---|---|
| Acharya | 1,000 | |
| Alankruta | 1,000 | |
| Archaka | 1,000 | |
| Sadhaka | 1,000 | |
| Palakkad | 300 |
The Thandan are an ethnic group who are living in South India. They are coconut and Palmyra tree climbers from Kerala and the Kerala authorities class them as a scheduled caste.
Most of the Thandan were tenants in past times and used to be laborers to the landed gentry. They do not own land. Climbing trees to get coconuts is their traditional work. Some of the women work as laborers in agriculture.
Many of the Thandan live in the Travancore region. They are Hindus who sing praises to Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala. They do folk dancing too.
* Scripture Prayers for the Thandan (Hindu traditions) in India.
* Pray that the day will come when the Thandan praise Jesus Christ.
* Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to salvation.
* Pray that gospel materials will help lead them to Jesus Christ.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thandan
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Thandan (Hindu traditions) |
| People Name in Country | Thandan (Hindu traditions) |
| World Population | 231,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 5 |
| Alternate Names | Archaka; Mutal Pattukarar; Palaguriki; Palakadu; Palakari; Shivarchaka; Thammadi; Thammudi; Thandamari; Urali; Uraly; ठंदन |
| People ID | 18238 |
| ROP3 Code | 113768 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
| People Group | Thandan (Hindu traditions) |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
| People Group | Thandan (Hindu traditions) |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Total Subgroups | 5 |
| Acharya 1,000 | |
| Alankruta 1,000 | |
| Archaka 1,000 | |
| Sadhaka 1,000 | |
| Palakkad 300 |
| 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 | 7 | |||||||||
| 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 | 7 |
| Kerala 202,000 | |
| Karnataka 14,000 | |
| Tamil Nadu 13,000 | |
| Puducherry 1,500 | |
| Maharashtra 300 | |
| Delhi 200 | |
| Telangana 100 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Malayalam (215,000 speakers) | ||||||
| Language Code | mal Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
| Total Languages | 6 | ||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Malayalam (215,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | mal Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 6 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Kannada 14,000 | |
| Tamil 9,800 | |
| Konkani 1,000 | |
| Konkani, Goan 80 | |
| English 50 | |
| 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 |
0.06 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
99.94 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.00 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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