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60 PAR Gogra wave has been recounted in the district article. His descendant, the present Rája of Paraspur, and chief of the Kalhans of Guvárich, stili resides in a large mud-house to the east of the village. The Bábu of Ata, representative of a younger branch, and with a separate estate, lives in Ata, a name accounted for by the following curious legend. Bábu Lál Sáh, the first of his branch of the family was out hunting near Paraspur, he met a faqir eating what appeared to be carrion, The holy man pressed him to join, and his repugnance yielded to hunger and a dread of the curse which was promised to his refusal. To his surprise it turned out to be excellent wheat flour (Ata), and at the faqír's bidding a pot fall of the deceptive flesh was buried under the doorway of the fort which Lál Sáh was building PARASRAMPUR.–Pargana PATTI-Tahsil PATTI—District PARTAB- GARH. This place was founded by Parasrám, a Gosháín, The road from Bela to Bádsħáb pur passes a mile from this village. It is six miles from Bela and close to the river Sai. There is alleged to have been a fort here belonging to Madan Singh Bais, a subject of the great Gahilwar Rája Manik Chand; he revolted. Alha and Údal were sent against him; the Rája seized and imprisoned them; but their wives Sona and Blola raised a force, conquered the Rája, and released them. There is a temple of Chaubárja Debi here, at which cocks and pigs are sacrificed. There is a fair in honour of Chauhárja Debi at which about 6,000 people assemble. Population 329. PARIAR Pargana.--Tahsil UNAO-District Unao.--Thispargana is bounded on the north by Safipur, on the east by pargana Unao, on the south by Sikaudarpur, and on the west by the Ganges, which separates it from the Cawupore district of the North Western Provinces. The pargana is nine miles Iong by five broad, and its area is 36 square miles or 23,040 acres, divided into 42 mauzas or townships. The soil is chiefly loam and clay, and the pargana produces wheat and barley of the first quality. The prin- cipal stream is the Kalyani, which falls into the Ganges. Water is found 32 feet from the surface. There are many acres of groves, chiefly of mahua and mango. There are three bazars. Salt earth is to be found in small quantities. There are two lakes in the pargana, viz., Mahna, beside the village of Pariar, which is about two miles long and half a mile broad, and Bbedeona, in the village of the same name, about a mile square. The principal village is Pariar on the Ganges, which is held sacred by the Hindus, and is separately noticed. The land revenue amounts to Rs. 29,403, which gives an assessment of Re. 1-4-6 per acre. The tenure is as follows: - Trluqlari 1,529 acres. Zamindari 13,576 Pattidari 7,759 The population is 15,717. of whom 8,273 are niales. The people are poor, and, as a rule, involved in debt. The principal fair is that held on the Kártiki Púranmáshi at which 100,000 people assemble. . ... . 100 1.6 11