Saraswat Brahmins are Brahmins who lived on the banks of the former Saraswati River that once flowed in northern India. Saraswats are considered among the oldest and most widespread community in India, still preserving their own culture. Around 1900 BC, the river Saraswati started vanishing under ground and the people on its banks started migrating to other parts of India thus forming sub-communities.
* Scripture Prayers for the Brahmin Saraswat in India.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraswat_Brahmin
Profile Source: Wikipedia / Joshua Project Creative Commons |
Brahmin of India profile for Children and Family Missions Activities |
Global Prayer Digest: 2020-04-07 |
People Name General | Brahmin Saraswat |
People Name in Country | Brahmin Saraswat |
Natural Name | Saraswat Brahmin |
Pronunciation | sah-rah-WAHT BRAH-min |
Population this Country | 702,000 |
Population all Countries | 711,000 |
Total Countries | 3 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 14 |
Alternate Names | Brahman Terai; Brahmin Terai; Gawda Saraswat; Rajapura Saraswat; Saras; ब्रह्मन, सरस्वत |
People ID | 19977 |
ROP3 Code | 115758 |
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 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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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 | 21 (only 20 largest shown) |
Uttar Pradesh 179,000 | |
Bihar 104,000 | |
Maharashtra 98,000 | |
Uttarakhand 60,000 | |
Rajasthan 55,000 | |
Gujarat 52,000 | |
Karnataka 35,000 | |
West Bengal 31,000 | |
Jharkhand 20,000 | |
Tamil Nadu 14,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 14,000 | |
Assam 8,500 | |
Andhra Pradesh 7,300 | |
Punjab 6,300 | |
Telangana 4,100 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Hindi (321,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 30 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Hindi (321,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 30 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Marathi 50,000 | |
Konkani 44,000 | |
Gujarati 40,000 | |
Garhwali 27,000 | |
Kannada 18,000 | |
Marwari 16,000 | |
Maithili 14,000 | |
Tamil 13,000 | |
Bhojpuri 13,000 | |
Bengali 10,000 | |
Bagri 8,300 | |
Awadhi 7,900 | |
Braj Bhasha 3,300 | |
Dhundari 2,800 | |
Konkani, Goan 2,000 | |
People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1835-2012) |
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 |
Audio Recordings | DAVAR Partners recording, Old Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online Audio Scripture |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | A Beautiful Hope (EngSub) |
Film / Video | Coconuts |
Film / Video | Creation to Christ |
Film / Video | Following Jesus video |
Film / Video | God's Story video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Hindi |
Film / Video | Love letter to you from scripture |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
100.00 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Photo Source | Pandit Gagan Saraswat - Wikimedia Creative Commons |
Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Wikipedia / Joshua Project Creative Commons |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |