Lanjia Saora Tribe:
The women of the Lanjia Saora tribal group in the Gunupur region of Rayagada district, Odisha, celebrate the mango harvest through traditional dance.
- The Lanjia Saora, a culturally rich and isolated subgroup of the Saora tribe, inhabit the forested hills of Gajapati and Rayagada districts in Odisha, they speak Saora, a Mundari language of the Austroasiatic family.
- The Lanjia Saora perform vibrant dances with spontaneous songs, using brass pipes, cymbals, and gongs.
- Men wear turbans adorned with crane feathers, while both men and women carry umbrellas, swords, and peacock plumes during the dance.
- The Saora are one of the oldest tribes of Odisha, mentioned in the Ramayana and Mahabharata, and also found in parts of Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Assam.
