Holaya Dasar in India

The Holaya Dasar have only been reported in India
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* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Introduction / History

The Holaya Dasari people were once alms-seekers, so it is clear that they have low status in the Hindu world. Their name means "dry crop field" (hola) and "servant" (dasari). Today most of the Holaya Dasari people are agricultural day laborers.


Where Are they Located?

Most of the Holaya Dasari people are located in India's southern state of Karnataka, and they speak the language of that state, Kannada.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Holaya Dasari people occasionally eat meat instead of grains and legumes, but even when they do, they will not eat beef. Eating beef would be unacceptable to a Hindu people.

Their marriages are arranged and negotiated by the families of the bride and groom. Adult marriage is the norm, and they do not allow someone to have more than one wife. The husband's family pays the bride's family a nominal fee as a bride price at the time of the wedding, which takes place at the groom's family home. The couple stays with or near the husband's family. Today more Holaya Dasari couples are choosing to live apart from their parents than they did in the past. Brahmin priests conduct their wedding ceremonies.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Holaya Dasari are Hindus who worship deities like Venkataramana, Vishnu, Hanumantha, and Ababai. Brahmin priests are their sacred specialists.


What Are Their Needs?

This is a community that has not had opportunity to get the education they need to compete in India's rapidly developing economy. Their girls are deprived of an education for cultural reasons. Since most of them speak one of India's major languages, especially Kannada, they have all kinds of gospel materials available to them.


Prayer Points

Pray for believers to provide the Holaya Dasari people with opportunities to get the education they need to thrive.
Ask the Lord to soften Holaya Dasari hearts, and give them a desire for the righteousness and truth that can only come from Jesus Christ.
Pray for gospel materials to become readily available in all Holaya Dasari communities.


Scripture Prayers for the Holaya Dasar in India.


Profile Source:   Global Prayer Digest  

People Name General Holaya Dasar
People Name in Country Holaya Dasar
Alternate Names Chenna Dasar; Gancha; Garancha; होलाया दासर
Population this Country 16,000
Population all Countries 16,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 16920
ROP3 Code 112218
ROP25 Code 303064
ROP25 Name Holeya Dasari
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 7
Largest States
Telangana
10,000
Andhra Pradesh
3,000
Gujarat
1,200
Tamil Nadu
400
Karnataka
400
Goa
80
Rajasthan
50
Districts Interactive map, listing and data download
Specialized Website South Asia Peoples
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 7
  Telangana 10,000
  Andhra Pradesh 3,000
  Gujarat 1,200
  Tamil Nadu 400
  Karnataka 400
  Goa 80
  Rajasthan 50
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
100.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Kannada (7,500 speakers)
Language Code kan   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 5
Secondary Languages
Telugu
4,600
Gujarati
800
Marathi
200
Hindi
100
Primary Language Kannada (7,500 speakers)
Language Code kan   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 5
Secondary Languages
  Telugu 4,600
  Gujarati 800
  Marathi 200
  Hindi 100
People Groups Speaking Kannada

Primary Language:  Kannada

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1812-1988)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1823-2023)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1827-2023)
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Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Global Prayer Digest 
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