Bogam Balija in India


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Introduction / History

The Bogam Balija are also called Natavallolu. The word Bogam has to do with pleasure because their traditional work involved dancing. Not many of them do that now. They speak, read and write in Telugu and Kannada, the languages of their home states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Bogam Balija work mainly in agriculture and in businesses. They make use of government help.

The Bogam Balija have cousin marriages. They have adult marriages arranged by their families. Male divorcees and widowers can marry again. Sons and daughters get the same share of the property on the death of the father. The professionals among them cremate the dead while the rest of them bury the dead.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Bogam Balija 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.


What Are Their Needs?

They need to accept and embrace the spiritual and social blessings that only a transformed life can offer. A relationship with Jesus Christ would provide them with life to the full.


Prayer Points

Pray for spiritual direction and openness to the claims of Christ.
Pray for a Disciple Making Movement among them this decade.
Pray that God gives them dreams and visions leading them to put all their faith in Jesus Christ.


Scripture Prayers for the Balija Bogam in India.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Balija Bogam
People Name in Country Balija Bogam
Natural Name Bogam Balija
Alternate Names Bogam; Gazula; Kasban; Kavarai; Munnur; Mutrasi; Naidu; Vaidu; बलिजा बोगम
Population this Country 86,000
Population all Countries 86,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 2
PeopleID3 21089
ROP3 Code 117913
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
38,000
Karnataka
37,000
Tamil Nadu
4,800
Maharashtra
2,200
Chhattisgarh
1,600
Odisha
1,500
Madhya Pradesh
200
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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 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 7
  Telangana 38,000
  Karnataka 37,000
  Tamil Nadu 4,800
  Maharashtra 2,200
  Chhattisgarh 1,600
  Odisha 1,500
  Madhya Pradesh 200
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
99.67 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.33 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Telugu (52,000 speakers)
Language Code tel   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 3
Secondary Languages
Kannada
24,000
Marathi
200
Primary Language Telugu (52,000 speakers)
Language Code tel   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 3
Secondary Languages
  Kannada 24,000
  Marathi 200
People Groups Speaking Telugu

Primary Language:  Telugu

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1812-1966)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1818-1989)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1854-2022)
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