Manna Dhora is a sub-caste of the Dhora community, which is a scheduled tribe in India. Most of them live in the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
The Manna Dhora excel in producing pottery and producing pots and other kitchen tools.
They are poor and marginalized, so the Indian government is trying to rectify this by reserving places in their universities for them. There are government and NGO efforts to produce a bigger market for their crafts.
The Manna Dhora people practice Hinduism, the ancient religion of India. Hinduism is a catch-all phrase for the local religions of South Asia, so it is very diverse. At the popular level, Hindus worship and serve the gods of the Hindu pantheon. They visit Hindu temples and offer prayers, food, flowers, and incense to their gods in hopes of gaining protection and benefits. They do not have a personal or familial relationship with their gods like Christians or Jews. There are other Hindus who are much more philosophical, especially among the Brahmins.
Almost all Hindus participate in yearly celebrations like Holi, the festival of colors and the start of spring / Diwali, the festival of lights / Navratri, the celebration of autumn / and Rama Navami, Rama's birthday.
The Manna Dhora people need more markets for their earthenware products. They also need the chance to attend India's universities.
Pray for workers to go to the Dhora people, and for their hearts to be ready to receive their savior.
Pray for families of believers loving and serving others to grow reproducing churches.
Pray for a chain reaction of families reaching families that results in thousands of new believers who share their faith with others.
Pray for grace and truth expanding into their entire society as all believers learn to love others.
Scripture Prayers for the Manna Dhora in India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna-Dora_language
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Manna Dhora |
People Name in Country | Manna Dhora |
Population this Country | 23,000 |
Population all Countries | 23,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | Doralu; Manna Dora; Manne Dhora; Manne Rajulu; Manni; Manni Dora; मानना धोरा |
People ID | 17448 |
ROP3 Code | 112853 |
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 | 5 | ||||||
Largest States |
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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 | 5 |
Andhra Pradesh 16,000 | |
Telangana 5,300 | |
Odisha 1,500 | |
Tamil Nadu 80 | |
Puducherry 50 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.08 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.39 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.07 %
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Islam |
0.16 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.02 %
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Unknown |
0.28 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Telugu (17,000 speakers) | ||||||||||||
Language Code | tel Ethnologue Listing | ||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||||||||
Total Languages | 12 | ||||||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Telugu (17,000 speakers) |
Language Code | tel Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 12 |
Secondary Languages | |
Gondi, Northern 1,600 | |
Gondi, Aheri 600 | |
Hindi 200 | |
Marathi 100 | |
Koya 30 | |
Malayalam 10 | |
Odia 10 | |
Kuvi 0 | |
Tamil 0 | |
Gujarati 0 | |
Gadaba, Mudhili 0 | |
People Groups | Speaking Telugu |
Primary Language: Telugu
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1966) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1818-1989) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1854-2022) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
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National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |