The Kambodia Bhagat of India

The Kambodia Bhagat of India, numbering approximately 1,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an occupational community of Gujarat descended from the Rabari of Marwar who collect alms by singing religious songs with stringed instruments. The Kambodia Bhagat speak Marwari and Gujarati and worship the Hindu goddess Shakti. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Marwari (India) is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Rajasthani
Primary Language(s): Marwari (India) (rwr)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 1,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG049636

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

63%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Marwari (India)
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Marwari (India) Speakers

Media Resources in Marwari (India):

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Bible Resources in Marwari (India):

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kambodia Bhagat are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Kambodia Bhagat:
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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Kambodia Bhagat of India

For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
readPsalm 47:7

Pray for those who live for idols that will never satisfy their hearts, asking that someone will tell them that God is the King of all the earth so that they will turn to Him in repentance and praise.

As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.
readMatthew 13:23

Pray that their hearts will have good soil that receives the Word, understands it, and bears fruit for God's kingdom.

And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be.”
readGenesis 15:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God to keep His promises.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Kambodia Bhagat Across Countries (ROP3 - 117802) reported in the following countries:

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