The Babar of India

The Babar of India, numbering approximately 500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an occupational caste of Hindu medicine men, distributed across Bundi, Tonk and Ajmer districts of Rajasthan. The Babar now pursue agriculture, business and service alongside their traditional practice of administering medicines. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Hadothi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Rajasthani
Primary Language(s): Hadothi (hoj)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048961

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

83%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hadothi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Haroti Speakers

Media Resources in Hadothi:

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Bible Resources in Hadothi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Hadothi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Babar are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Pray specifically for the Babar of India

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

The LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
readNumbers 6:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that He has given them His favor and His presence.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Babar Across Countries (ROP3 - 111494) reported in the following countries:

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