Tilothu
Tilothu, 1908
Village in the Sasaram subdivision of Shahabad District, Bengal, situated in 24° 49 N. and 84° 6' E., 5 miles east of the gorge by which the Tutrahi, a tributary of the Kudra river, leaves the hills. Population (1901), 2,592. This spot is sacred to the goddess Sitala. The gorge itself is half a mile long, terminating in a sheer horseshoe precipice from 180 to 250 feet high, down which the river falls. The rock at first recedes at an angle of 100° for about one-third of the height ; but above that it overhangs, forming a re-entering angle. The chief object of interest is an image, bearing the date 1332, which is said to have been placed here by the Cheros. It represents a many-armed female killing a man as he springs from the neck of a buffalo. A fair is held here every year on the last day of Kartik, which is attended by about 100,000 persons.
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
