Saraswat Brahmin in India
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Saraswat Brahmins are Brahmins who lived on the banks of the former Saraswati River that once flowed in northern India. Saraswats are considered among the oldest and most widespread community in India, still preserving their own culture. Around 1900 BC, the river Saraswati started vanishing under ground and the people on its banks started migrating to other parts of India thus forming sub-communities.
* Scripture Prayers for the Brahmin Saraswat in India.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraswat_Brahmin
| Profile Source: Wikipedia / Joshua Project Creative Commons |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2020-04-07 |
| People Name General | Brahmin Saraswat |
| People Name in Country | Brahmin Saraswat |
| Pronunciation | BRAH-min sah-rah-WAHT |
| Natural Name | Saraswat Brahmin |
| Natural Pronunciation | sah-rah-WAHT BRAH-min |
| Population this Country | 604,000 |
| Population all Countries | 612,000 |
| Total Countries | 3 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 12 |
| Alternate Names | Brahman Terai; Brahmin Terai; Gawda Saraswat; Rajapura Saraswat; Saras; ब्रह्मन, सरस्वत |
| People ID | 19977 |
| ROP3 Code | 115758 |
| 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 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 21 (only 20 largest shown) |
| Uttar Pradesh 154,000 | |
| Bihar 89,000 | |
| Maharashtra 84,000 | |
| Uttarakhand 51,000 | |
| Rajasthan 48,000 | |
| Gujarat 45,000 | |
| Karnataka 30,000 | |
| West Bengal 26,000 | |
| Jharkhand 18,000 | |
| Tamil Nadu 15,000 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 12,000 | |
| Assam 7,200 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 6,300 | |
| Punjab 5,400 | |
| Telangana 3,500 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Hindi (320,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Hindi (320,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 30 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Marathi 50,000 | |
| Konkani 44,000 | |
| Gujarati 40,000 | |
| Garhwali 27,000 | |
| Kannada 18,000 | |
| Marwari 16,000 | |
| Maithili 14,000 | |
| Tamil 13,000 | |
| Bhojpuri 13,000 | |
| Bengali 9,200 | |
| Bagri 8,300 | |
| Awadhi 7,900 | |
| Braj Bhasha 3,300 | |
| Dhundari 2,800 | |
| Konkani, Goan 2,000 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1835-2012) |
| 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 | DAVAR Partners recording, Old Testament |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Hindi |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | A Beautiful Hope (EngSub) |
| Film / Video | Coconuts |
| Film / Video | Creation to Christ |
| Film / Video | Father's Love Letter |
| 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 Hindi |
| Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Rivka (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Hope Video |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
100.00 %
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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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| Photo Source | Joegoauk Goa Creative Commons Used with permission |
| Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
| Profile Source | Wikipedia / Joshua Project Creative Commons |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
