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The Bairagi (Bengali) of India

The Bairagi (Bengali) of India, numbering approximately 1,420,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a socio-religious community whose identity centers on renunciation, devotion, and mobility within Vaishnava Hindu traditions. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Bengali is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Bairagi (Bengali)

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Jogi
Primary Language(s): Bengali (ben)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 1,420,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041298
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Pray for the Bairagi (Bengali) of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bengali
Language Family: Indo-European

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Bengali Speakers

Media Resources in Bengali:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
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MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

5 films

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Bible Resources in Bengali:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Common Language Version✓✓✓
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Re-edit Bangla Version✓✓

3 entries

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Or check out the Bengali bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bairagi (Bengali) 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 Bairagi (Bengali):
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Bairagi (Bengali) 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 when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of host.
readJeremiah 15:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find joy and delight in the Word of the Lord.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

Bairagi, Hindu Across Countries (ROP3 - 111424) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Bairagi (Bengali)PG041298Bairagi (Bengali)India1,420,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliHinduism

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