It's too bad that the Holar people did not meet the famous Protestant missionary, William Carey. They are leather shoe repairers (then called cobblers) just as he was! Because they engage in leatherwork, they are sometimes confused with the much more numerous Chamars. Some of the Holar people make their living by playing music at social functions. This gives them contact with many other communities in western India.
The Holar people prefer to marry cousins on their mother's side, and families arrange their marriages. They allow for divorce, but the caste panchayat council helps to minimize the number of divorces by intervening in difficult situations. Many of the Holar people live in join families though a few of them prefer nuclear families.
Because of their low status (anything having to do with dead animals is considered degrading in Hindu cultures) the Holar people have protected themselves by forming their own caste association, the Maharashtra Holar Samaj Sanghat Mumbai. This organization helps them look after their own community development needs. This caste has a low literacy rate, and most of their children do not advance beyond elementary education. This keeps them from advancing in India's rapidly changing economy.
* Scripture Prayers for the Holar in India.
* Pray for the Lord to raise up believers to help the Holar people get the education they need.
* Pray for them to have access to the many Christian resources in the Marathi language.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holar_caste
http://holarsamaj.hpage.co.in/information_48603219.html
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
Global Prayer Digest: 2019-09-29 |
People Name General | Holar |
People Name in Country | Holar |
Population this Country | 162,000 |
Population all Countries | 162,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 3 |
Alternate Names | Handihelva; Helavamallur; Helvagola; Helvaru; Holava; Holer; Holeva; Holeya; Holia; Holiya; Holra; Hulio; Jambu; Koraga; Mirdha; Paraiyan; Pitch; Pitchguntalu; Valhar; होलर |
People ID | 16947 |
ROP3 Code | 112250 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
People Group | Holar |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
People Group | Holar |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 22 (only 15 largest shown) |
Dasa 200 | |
Gangadikara 200 | |
Hagga 200 | |
Magga 200 | |
Morasu 200 | |
Dhanvat 0 | |
Garode 0 | |
Gijge 0 | |
Gotrang 0 | |
Gulik 0 |
Country | India | |||||||||||||||
Region | Asia, South | |||||||||||||||
Continent | Asia | |||||||||||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||||||||
National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||||||||
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||||||||
Total States on file | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Largest States |
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Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 13 |
Maharashtra 109,000 | |
Odisha 28,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 16,000 | |
Tamil Nadu 3,200 | |
Kerala 2,700 | |
Karnataka 1,200 | |
Gujarat 1,100 | |
Goa 700 | |
Telangana 300 | |
Puducherry 100 | |
Chhattisgarh 80 | |
Andhra Pradesh 80 | |
Dadra and Nagar Have 20 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Marathi (107,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | mar Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 17 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Marathi (107,000 speakers) |
Language Code | mar Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 17 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Odia 24,000 | |
Kannada 10,000 | |
Holiya 8,400 | |
Hindi 7,100 | |
Chhattisgarhi 1,200 | |
Konkani 1,100 | |
Pengo 1,100 | |
Kui 600 | |
Gujarati 600 | |
Konkani, Goan 400 | |
Telugu 400 | |
Tamil 200 | |
Kuvi 200 | |
Santhali 100 | |
Malayalam 100 | |
People Groups | Speaking Marathi |
Primary Language: Marathi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1807-1957) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1982) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1821-2015) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture / Bible |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Marathi |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Marathi |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
General | Bible Visuals |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | God's Simple Plan |
General | Gospel website in this language |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app as APK File from FCBH |
Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app from Google Play Store |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.88 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.36 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
98.55 %
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Islam |
0.02 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.02 %
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Unknown |
0.16 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Photo Source | Anonymous |
Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |