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The Fair of Karre-Deo, at Aheta. When the Sakarwar Rajputs had taken the place of the subdued Bhar tribe in this locality, the former clan brought their hereditary idol, a stone image, and set it up in this village, and to this day offerings are regularly made to it on all occasions of marriages, births, and rejoicings generally, by both the Hindu and Musalman branches of the Sakarwfo clan. There is an annual fair held on the first Tuesday after the 15th day of Jeth, more especially to do honor to the idol, when about 2,000 of the neighbours assemble for the day.

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Dargdh MaJchdiA,m Mdriif. Allusion has already been made, in treating of the Musalmans of the pargana, to Shekh Makhdiim M^rlif He lived in the town of Aldemau, when it was in its zenith, much respected and honored, and when he died, he was there enshrined. large fair used annually to be held to commemorate his deaths but this has been discontinued for many a year.

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Juriya Shahid, in the same locality, is a tomb, respected as that of a blessed martyr, where offerings used to be made by those afflicted with ague hence its name. But for a century nearly, the place has lost its charm, and has consequently fallen into disrepute.

Aldemau contains 349 square miles, or 223,373 acres. Of this area, 112,480 acres are cultivated, 5,971 are planted with groves, 72,342 are barren. The Government revenue is Rs. 2,32,880, whicQi falls at the rate of Rs. 1-9-0 per arable acre. The population is 187,308, being at the rate of 532 to the square mile. Of this population, 32,171 are Brahmans, 35,291 are Chamars but there is nothing on this point deserving of remark. Dostpur is the Several classes of professional thieves have their homes in principal town. this pargana.

ALIABAD Town — Pargana Baea Banki.

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Tahsil Ram Sanehi District about thirty miles east of the Sadr, on

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the district road from Daryabad to Rudauli.. Population 1,734— Musalmans 933, Hindus 801. Longitude, 81° 41' north latitude, 26° 51' east. The majority of the inhabitants are Musalman weavers. The town is supposed to be about five hundred years old, and was formerly celebrated for its cloth manufacture. It was a rendezvous for cloth merchants for all parts of the country, but the trade has declined with the introduction of English goods.

The

size

and number of the now dilapidated buildings

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—Tahsil

Bhije

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Lakhimpue

Kheei.—

same name in the district of Kheri, situated on the right of the road from Lakhimpur to Bhfir has a good soil, is well watered from tanks and wells, and is surrounded by groves of town in a pargana

of the



mango

trees..

Has a market on Tuesdays and Saturdays,

at which articles

of country