BALIJA of India

representative photo of Indian woman in yellow sari by Shrinivaskulkarni1388, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
  • POPULATION: 1,775,000
  • LANGUAGE: Kannada
  • RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND: Hindu
  • PROGRESS: 0.01% Christian; Evangelical unknown
  • BIBLE TRANSLATION: Complete

Members of this group are traditionally involved in trading and are not vegetarians.

Prayer Request:

Pray for God to touch the hearts of the people in this group and draw them to Himself. Pray for persons of peace to be discovered in this group. Pray for every stronghold and lie of the enemy to be broken. Pray for fresh anointing and boldness for the disciple makers and for protection and provision for those engaging with this group.

map showing concentration of Balija people in India

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