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The Sora (alternative names and spellings include Saora , Saura , Savara and Sabara ; IPA spelling: [soːra] or [soʔoːra]) are a Munda ethnic group from eastern India. They live in southern Odisha and north coastal Andhra Pradesh .  The Soras mainly live in Gajapati , Rayagada and Bargarh districts of Odisha.   They are also present in Srikakulam , Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts. In the census, however, some Soras are classified under Shabar or Lodha , the name for another very different Munda tribe. They inhabit blocks of Gunupur , Padmapur and Gudari . Their highest concentration is found in the Puttasingi area, approximately 25 km away from Gunupur NAC. Although, they are close to the assimilation process, yet some interior GPs like Rejingtal, Sagada and Puttasingi have Soras who still retain their traditional tribal customs and traditions.  They are known by various names such as Savara , Sabara , Sora , and Soura . They are concentrated ...

  Two Bharatas , Devaśravas Bhārata and Devavāta Bhārata, are mentioned as living near the Āpayā, Sarasvatī and Dr̥ṣadvatī rivers. Devavāta's son, Sṛñjaya Daivavāta, defeated the Turvaśas , and is mentioned alongside Abhyāvartin Cāyamāna who defeated the Vṛcīvants under Varaśikha. These battles occurred at the Hariyūpiyā (modern Hali-āb) and Yavyāvatī rivers (modern Zhob ). In a hymn to Sarasvatī, it is stated that she aided (or is sought to aid) Vadhryaśva in defeating niggards, foreigners, insulters of gods, haters, and the sons of Br̥saya. Witzel notes that the name Br̥saya is of non-Indo-Aryan origin, and Parpola proposes that the name came from the language of the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex . He states that Br̥saya was a hereditary regnal title in the region, and that it existed even till the time of Alexander the Great . [  In addition, the poet expresses the desire not to leave the Sarasvatī river (modern Helmand and Arghandab ). Both hymns men...