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 BALLABHPUR—BALLAPALI. last

of his

line, rebelled

in

his estates being confiscated

small

but pretty palace,

1857, and was executed for his disloyalty, by the British Government. Contains a

numerous temples,

dispensary, and schoolhouse.

The town in

1880-81,

tahsili,


 * !^4 oi

Ballabhpur.

expenditure,



police

station,

Brisk trade in food grains with

constituted a third-class municipality.

is

17

Delhi.

Municipal income

^367.

—Suburb of Serampur,

in

Huglf

District, Bengal.

Two

connected with the god Jagannath, which are celebrated with great pomp here and at the neighbouring village of Mahesh, attract large festi%'als

The

concourses.

first

is

the Sndn-jdtrd or bathing festival, which

takes place in May, and lasts only one day



the second

Rath-jdtrd

is

celebrated

important

— the

(car

festival)

—

and more six weeks

The god is brought out of his temple in bathing of the idol. Mahesh, placed upon a car, and dragged to Ballabhpur, a distance of about one mile. Here he is deposited in the temple of a brother god, Radhaballabh, where he remains for eight days, when the ultd-raih or return journey takes place, the god being escorted back to his temple in the same way as he was brought out. A large fair, held at Mahesh Business is combined with at the time of the festival, lasts eight days. The religious ceremonial is pleasure, and a brisk trade is carried on. confined to the first and eighth days, when the idol is moved to and brought back from Ballabhpur. On these days the crowd is immense, having been estimated on some occasions to amount to 100,000. after the

Ballalpur.

—Village

Chanda

in

Chanda

District, Central

Provinces

Lat. 19° 50' 45" n., long. 79° 23' 15"

6 miles



Popuwas the seat of an early Gond dynasty, and foundations of the old city can still be traced for a considerable distance in Within a handsome stone fort, partly rebuilt about 1800, the jungle. stand the remains of the ancient palace, including two tunnels sunk in opposite directions, each leading to a set of three underground North of the village are the ruins of a large and elaborate chambers. tank. To the east is the tomb of a Gond king and in an islet in the Wardha, in the same direction, there is an exceedingly curious rock temple, known as the Ram Tirth, which, during several months of the A few hundred yards beyond the Ram year, lies fathoms under water. Tirth, in the bed of the river, a seam of coal has been laid bare by the south of

town.

lation (1881) 790.

e.

It



action of the current.

The

village is

picturesquely situated.

It

is

surrounded by ancient groves, and the Wardha flows by in a deep, broad stream, between high and rocky banks. Police outpost. Ballal-rayan-durga. Mountain in the range of the Western Ghats,

—

in

Kadur

Mysore State 4940 feet above sea level. I.at. Crowned by extensive fortifications, erected 75° 29' E.

District,

13° 8' N., long.

by a monarch of the Ballapali. VOL. II.



Ballala dynasty (loth to 14th century).

— Forest

reserve

and timber depot

in

Cuddapah

District,

B