Khambu in India
Photo Source:
Rachhenhang Rai - Wikimedia
Creative Commons
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Map Source:
People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
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| People Name: | Khambu |
| Country: | India |
| 10/40 Window: | Yes |
| Population: | 385,000 |
| World Population: | 386,500 |
| Primary Language: | Bengali |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Christian Adherents: | 4.16 % |
| 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 |
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Introduction / History
Traditionally the Khambu people (aka, Rai) were nature worshippers. They worshipped objects of nature such as trees, rivers, and animals, but they also worshipped their ancestors. Later Hinduism was forced upon them by outsiders.
The Khambu people live in three countries. Most are either in India or Nepal and a small number live in Bhutan.
What Are Their Lives Like?
Living in a mountainous part of the world, the Khambu people are isolated from the rest of the world. Farming is necessary, but it is very difficult. Like the peoples around them, the Khambu people in India depend on their livestock for milk and meat.
What Are Their Beliefs?
Today the Khambu people in India are mainly Hindu, though those in Buddhist Bhutan include Buddhist elements in their worship.
What Are Their Needs?
The Khambu people need help making more than a bare-bones living in their mountainous homeland. Better schools would help.
Prayer Points
Pray for spiritual openness and a desire for relationship with a holy, righteous God.
Pray for the opportunity to hear of the finished work of Christ in Khambu communities.
Pray that despite their remote mountainous location that believers will take them the gospel and many will be willing to be discipled in the ways of Jesus Christ.