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height at the southern end. The mound is situated close to the 
Muhammadan town of Jahdndbdd, which is just 6 miles to the west- 
ward of Pilibhit. It is covered with broken bricks of large size, and 
from its square form I infer that it must once have been fortified, or 
at least walled round. Near the south-east corner there is a very old 
banyan tree, and the ruins of a brick temple. To the west there are 
two tanks and six ruined heaps which are said to be the remains of 
temples. There is nothing now standing that can give any clue to the 
probable age of the town, as the bricks are removed to Jahdndbdd as 
soon as they are discovered. But the large size of the bricks is a proof 
of antiquity, which is supported by the traditions of the people, who 
ascribe the foundation of Balpur or Baliya to the well known Daitya, 
or demon, named Balt. 
XXVI—PARASUA KOT. 
369. Four miles to the westward of Balai-Khera there is a long 
lofty mound lying east and west called Parasua-kot, which is said to 
be the ruins of a temple and other edifices that Bali Raja built for his 
Ahir servant, named Parasua. The mound is about 1,400 feet long, 
and 300 feet broad at base, with a height of 35 feet at its loftiest point 
near the eastern end. On this point there are the brick foundations 
of a large temple, 42 feet square, with the remains of steps on the east 
face, and astone lintel or door step, on the west face. I conclude 
therefore that the temple had two doors, one to the east and the other 
to the west, and as this is the common arrangement of lingam temples, 
it is almost certain that the building must have been dedicated to Siva. 
Towards the west, the mound gradually declines in height, until it is 
lost in the fields. Forty feet to the west of the temple there are some 
remains of a thick wall which would seem to have formed part of the 
enclosure of the temple, which must have been not less than 130 feet 
square. Five hundred feet further west there are the remains of 
another enclosure, 100 feet square, which most probably once surrounded 
a second temple, but the height of the ruins at this point is more than 
16 feet above the ground. Although the Parasua mound is well known 
to the people for many miles around, yet there are no traditions 
attached to the place save the story of Paraswa, the Ahir, which has 
already been noticed. When we consider that a temple 42 feet square 

