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Uppara or Sagara is a Hindu caste belonging to Kshatriya Varna and are classified as Backward Class or OBC, predominately found in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu. They are also known as Suryavamshi Sagara Kshatriyas (or sagara kshatriyas) The descendants of King Sagara of suryavamsha. King sagara is one of the six legendary emperors known as ‘Shat Chakravarthis’. The story of King Sagara is narrated in Vishnu Purana.

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  • Uppara or Sagara is a Hindu caste belonging to Kshatriya Varna and are classified as Backward Class or OBC, predominately found in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu. They are also known as Suryavamshi Sagara Kshatriyas (or sagara kshatriyas) The descendants of King Sagara of suryavamsha. King sagara is one of the six legendary emperors known as ‘Shat Chakravarthis’. The story of King Sagara is narrated in Vishnu Purana. The primary activity of sagaras in 19th century was preparation of salt ('uppu' in kannada, Telugu, malayalam and Tamil is the same, which is 'salt') so they are called upparas by profession. (en)
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  • Uppara or Sagara is a Hindu caste belonging to Kshatriya Varna and are classified as Backward Class or OBC, predominately found in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu. They are also known as Suryavamshi Sagara Kshatriyas (or sagara kshatriyas) The descendants of King Sagara of suryavamsha. King sagara is one of the six legendary emperors known as ‘Shat Chakravarthis’. The story of King Sagara is narrated in Vishnu Purana. (en)
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