Ahar in India

People Name:	Ahar
Country:	India
10/40 Window:	Yes
Population:	1,655,000
World Population:	1,657,400
Primary Language:	Hindi
Primary Religion:	Hinduism
Christian Adherents:	0.00 %
Evangelicals:	0.00 %
Scripture:	Complete Bible
Ministry Resources:	Yes
Jesus Film:	Yes
Audio Recordings:	Yes
People Cluster:	South Asia Hindu - other
Affinity Bloc:	South Asian Peoples
Progress Level:

Introduction

Ahar is a sub-caste of the Shudra caste in India. Ahar are usually the people who own most of the land in the areas where they live. Ahar don't do menial work as a vocation and are thus ranked above the other working castes in the ritual caste hierarchy. Marriage of people in this community is restricted to other Shudra subcastes. Ahar consider themselves to be Brahmin, but real Brahmins do not like to mingle with them. They are Hindu by faith, worshiping Narsingdeo as their family deity and Ganwat as their village deity.

Ministry Obstacles

High caste communities may feel less need for a savior than others do. They believe they have a lot to lose if they put their faith in Jesus Christ alone.

Outreach Ideas

Pray for the Followers of Christ

Pray for the Entire People Group

Pray the Lord would give Ahar families understanding and responsive hearts as they hear about the love of Christ. At the present time, there may be absolutely no one within the Ahar community who knows Christ as savior. Pray for the Lord to call them to himself. Pray they would grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. Pray for Scripture materials in both printed and recorded form to help them become firmly established in the faith. Pray the Ahar caste would not be satisfied with their own righteousness. Pray they would realize their need for forgiveness of sin and for power to live this life. Pray for hungry hearts to know Christ.