The Ekere or Pala Ekiri live in Andhra Pradesh and speak, read and write in Telugu. They are not vegetarians and eat meat except pork and beef.

The Ekere practice cross-cousin marriages and are monogamous. They have marriage rituals. The dead are buried. On the death of the father, sons inherit the property with the oldest son becoming in charge of the home.

The Ekere work in agriculture, some as cultivators and some as labourers. They have a council to look after them. They are partly educated, so the gospel may need to be given in oral form too. They use modern medicine to a degree.

* Scripture Prayers for the Vanniyan Pala Ekiri in India.

* Pray that the council leaders come to Jesus Christ and lead others to Him.
* Pray that gospel materials lead them to salvation.

Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999