The Ved of India

The Ved of India, numbering approximately 2,700 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of Dungarpur, Banswara, and Chittorgarh districts, Rajasthan, their name recalling a title for chief medical practitioners skilled in herbal medicine. Barbering remains traditional, supplemented by agriculture. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Bagri is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Nai
Primary Language(s): Bagri (bgq)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 2,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049878

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bagri
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
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Bagri Speakers

Media Resources in Bagri:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Bagri:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Or check out the Bagri bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ved 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.

Next steps for the Ved:
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Pray specifically for the Ved of India

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."
readIsaiah 52:7

Pray that those who don't know the good news of peace and salvation through Jesus Christ will have an opportunity to receive it. Pray that it will bring hope and healing to their souls.

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
readLamentations 3:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the goodness of the Lord as they wait on Him to answer their cries for help.

Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
readIsaiah 40:9

Pray for God to send and sustain believers to go and herald the good news to the lost here.

Ved Across Countries (ROP3 - 118901) reported in the following countries:

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