Sadangi or Sarangi, (Sanskrit:षडङ्गी),(Oriya:ଷଡଙ୍ଗୀ) are a sub group of Utkala Brahmin who have Oriya as their mother tongue. They inhabit mainly the costal and deltaic area of Orissa. Later on, large numbers of Sarangi families migrated to Garjat regions, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh and West Bengal. They generally follow Kauthuma Shaakha (କୌଥୁମ୍ନ ଶାଖା) of Samaveda . Their surname is derived from that they once specialised on the six Vedangas of Samaveda (Sanskrit:सामवेद षडङ्ग).Samavedis follow mainly Khadira grihya sutra, Drahyayana shrauta, and Naradiya Shiksha. Some also follow Gobhilya grihya but they are few in number.