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''Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''
=Alawakhawa=

A celebrated fair held annually in October or
November at Balia village in the Thakurgaon subdivision ofDinajpur
District, Eastern Bengal and Assam (26 degree 18' N. and 88° 2t' E.), on the
occasion of the Rash-purnima festival in honour of Krishna. The
name is derived from the offerings of dried rice with which thegod is
worshipped.

The fair lasts from eight to fifteen days, and is attended
by about 85,000 persons; it is principally a cattle fair, but much
miscellaneous trading is also done.

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 A celebrated fair held annually in October or
-November at Balia village in the Thakurgaon subdivision ofDinajpur
+November at Balia village in the Thakurgaon subdivision of Dinajpur
 District, Eastern Bengal and Assam (26 degree 18' N. and 88° 21' E.), on the
 occasion of the Rash-purnima festival in honour of Krishna. The

Alawakhawa - Revision history

Pdewan at 13:07, 12 May 2014

Pdewan at 13:07, 12 May 2014

Pdewan: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |- |colspan="0"| This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLAR..."

Pdewan: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |- |colspan="0"|
This article has been extracted from
THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.
OXFORD, AT THE CLAR..."