Devanga people trace their origins to the sage Devala Maharishi.
Devanga used to be the same community as the Padmashali, but later they became two separate people groups when the Devanga began Shivite practices.
Devanga people live mainly in Karnataka, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Pondicherry.
Devangas are weavers and fine craftsmen by tradition. They weave many different types of clothing. They weave ultrafine cotton clothes which are of good quality. Men usually do the loom weaving and the women yarn and spin the thread. Children also help. They are very good at selling their products. Others are involved in the grocery trade.
Most Devanga people do not eat vegetables; those who eat vegetables are considered Brahmins.
Devanga people speak Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam. Bible resources exist in written, audio, and visual forms in their primary language of Kannada, yet Devanga people are considered unreached.
Their religion is Hindu. In northern Karnataka, the Devanga have two groups who are the Kulachaar Devanga and the Shivachar Devanga. They both worship the goddess Banashankari in the Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh.
Devanga people need open hearts to hear God's answers to their many spiritual problems.
These unusually creative people need to ask the questions, "Who created what we see?" and "What was the origin of our creativity?" Someone needs to reach out to Devanga people with the available Bible resources in the Kannada language which they understand.
* Scripture Prayers for the Devanga in India.
* Pray that Devanga people will be liberated by God's Holy Spirit from the many ties that bind them to lives devoid of Christ's blessings.
* Pray that Devanga people will see past their respective traditional worship to the futility of it all, and experience a growing desire to know the truth of God's Word.
* Pray for the Lord to multiply the reception and influence of His Word among the Devanga, leading them to love Him with their whole being.
* Pray for the Holy Spirit to anoint Devanga families, especially the children and youth, and to raise up a new generation of fruitful, multiplying witnesses of Christ's mercy and love.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/devanga
Profile Source: Karen Hightower |
People Name General | Devanga |
People Name in Country | Devanga |
Natural Pronunciation | day-wahn-GAH |
Population this Country | 488,000 |
Population all Countries | 488,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 10 |
Alternate Names | Cheda; Chetty; Devang; Devanga Brahman; Devanga Brahmin; Devanga Sale; Devangulu; Devara; Devra; Dewang; Dewanga; Jadaru; Jadra; Jandra; Jendar; Manurkula Devanga Daivika Brahman; Manurkula Devanga Daivika Brahmin; Saliyar; Sedan; Sedar; Seniar; देवंगा |
People ID | 20663 |
ROP3 Code | 115663 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
People Group | Devanga |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
People Group | Devanga |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 32 (only 15 largest shown) |
Padma 10,000 | |
Tikie 9,700 | |
Santaria 9,300 | |
Archer 9,100 | |
Atagara 8,100 | |
Gujar 7,700 | |
Catholic Devanga 3,300 | |
Sukha Sali 2,600 | |
Lad 2,200 | |
Shuddha 2,000 |
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 | 11 | ||||||||||||
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 | 11 |
Karnataka 409,000 | |
Tamil Nadu 41,000 | |
Maharashtra 28,000 | |
Kerala 6,700 | |
Goa 1,500 | |
Gujarat 800 | |
Madhya Pradesh 500 | |
Telangana 400 | |
Andhra Pradesh 300 | |
Delhi 80 | |
Puducherry 30 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Kannada (435,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 9 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Kannada (435,000 speakers) |
Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 9 |
Secondary Languages | |
Konkani 14,000 | |
Tulu 12,000 | |
Konkani, Goan 11,000 | |
Marathi 4,600 | |
Tamil 4,500 | |
Telugu 3,400 | |
Malayalam 2,500 | |
Saurashtra 2,400 | |
People Groups | Speaking Kannada |
Primary Language: Kannada
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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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 | |
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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 | 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 Bible from Google Play Store |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: ಕನ್ನಡ - Kannada |
Text / Printed Matter | Bibles, Bible League |
Text / Printed Matter | International Bible Society |
Text / Printed Matter | OneHope resources for children and youth |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.19 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
2.39 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
96.47 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.95 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |