{"id":26268,"date":"2026-04-12T11:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=26268"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:51:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:21:29","slug":"saora-tribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/saora-tribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Lanjia Saora Tribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lanjia Saora Tribe Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is observed that among the younger members of the Lanjia Saora Tribe community, tradition is being reinterpreted and negotiating modernity on its own terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Lanjia Saora Tribe<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saora is one of the <\/span><b>ancient tribes of Odisha and categorized as <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>particularly vulnerable tribal group.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Other names:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Savaras, Sabaras, Saura, Sora, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A small number of people are also found in the states of <\/span><b>Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Language:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They have their own native <\/span><b>language called Sora,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is a Munda language, and they are one of the very few tribes of India that have a <\/span><b>script for the language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Sorang Sompeng.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They show their racial affinity to the <\/span><b>Proto Australoid physical characters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Settlement:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are living in mud-and-thatch homes scattered across undulating terrain,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Economy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The community sustains itself through <\/span><b>shifting cultivation, foraging<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and small-scale farming.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Belief System<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Religion:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Saoras follow an ingrained and intricate religion, having faith in and worshipping a number of gods and spirits, who they believe are the supreme controllers of their regular lives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have unique art practices, religious customs, as well as a <\/span><b>dying tattooing tradition called \u2018Tantangbo\u2019.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their belief system is <\/span><b>closely tied to nature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with rituals, music, and dance forming an integral part of everyday life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the most distinctive visual traditions are <\/span><b>their large metal earrings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 thick, circular ornaments that are not merely worn but \u0081fixed into stretched earlobes, often over years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Village guardian deities like Kitungsum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are installed at the entrance of the settlement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/reader?utm_source=Hindu&amp;utm_medium=Menu&amp;utm_campaign=Header&amp;_gl=1*1gq45fu*_gcl_au*NTU2OTM1NzczLjE3NzM3MTgwMjQuMTQzMzc2NTcxNy4xNzc1OTQ5MDg4LjE3NzU5NTAyMDg.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lanjia Saora Tribe is one of the ancient tribes of Odisha and categorized as a particularly vulnerable tribal group. 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