Vakkaliga in India
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Animal husbandry, settled cultivation and horticulture are the traditional occupations of this community. They are Hindu by religion and celebrate festivals like Hire Suggi and Kire Suggi (harvest festivals). Only men participate in their traditional Suggi Kunita dance. A widow is allowed to live with a man of her choice without a ceremonial marriage.
The Vakkaliga community may have many misconceptions about what it means to know and follow Christ.
Redemptive analogies coupled with favorable relationships with these people may be helpful.
Pray for the Christians among the Vakkaliga, that they will be accurately instructed in the faith, and become mature disciples of Christ. Pray they will put off falsehood and speak truthfully to one another, in love. Pray for the Vakkaliga community, that they will be able to support their families adequately, and have access to health care. Pray they will desire to worship the Creator, not the creation.
Scripture Prayers for the Vakkaliga in India.
| Profile Source: Joshua Project |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2017-10-23 |
| People Name General | Vakkaliga |
| People Name in Country | Vakkaliga |
| Pronunciation | WOH-kuh-LEE-gah |
| Population this Country | 6,362,000 |
| Population all Countries | 6,362,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 3 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 127 |
| Alternate Names | Akutota; Christian; Desai; Dommari; Guruda; Hagada; Hallikar; Hegadpar; Hegde; Heggade; Heggede; Illela; Kapu; Kunchitiga; Kuruva; Musugu; Nadi Taram; Panta; Peggade; Pergade; Reddi; Reddy; Renati; Sajjana; Vokkaliga; Vokkaliga Kare Vokkal; वाककलीगा |
| People ID | 18293 |
| ROP3 Code | 113838 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga |
| People Group | Vakkaliga |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - Vakkaliga |
| People Group | Vakkaliga |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Total Subgroups | 20 (only 15 largest shown) |
| Gangadikara 537,000 | |
| Morasu 197,000 | |
| Hallikar 190,000 | |
| Nimdhari 186,000 | |
| Musuku 171,000 | |
| Kamati 147,000 | |
| Chelaru 143,000 | |
| Gauri 89,000 | |
| Sarpa 82,000 | |
| Nonaba 29,000 |
| 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 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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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 | 24 (only 20 largest shown) |
| Karnataka 5,862,000 | |
| Tamil Nadu 225,000 | |
| Maharashtra 146,000 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 58,000 | |
| Kerala 35,000 | |
| Telangana 25,000 | |
| Goa 4,600 | |
| Delhi 2,000 | |
| Gujarat 1,000 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 900 | |
| Uttar Pradesh 300 | |
| West Bengal 200 | |
| Dadra and Nagar Have 200 | |
| Odisha 200 | |
| Chhattisgarh 200 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Kannada (5,962,000 speakers) | |||||||||
| Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
| Total Languages | 9 | |||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Kannada (5,962,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 9 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Telugu 172,000 | |
| Tulu 122,000 | |
| Konkani 68,000 | |
| Tamil 26,000 | |
| Konkani, Goan 23,000 | |
| Kodava 1,200 | |
| Marathi 1,200 | |
| Bellari 400 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Kannada |
Primary Language: Kannada
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1988) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1823-1995) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1827-2016) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| 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 / Bible |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Kannada |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kannada |
| 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 | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app as APK File from FCBH |
| Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app from Google Play Store |
| Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: ಕನ್ನಡ - Kannada |
| Text / Printed Matter | OneHope resources for children and youth |
| Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.01 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.22 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
99.75 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.03 %
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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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