Lilapur Kalan
Lilapur
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Lilapur Kalan is a village located approximately 25 km from the Prayagraj and approximately 12 km from Hanumanganj, on the NH 2.
Geography
The village is situated on the banks of
History
The village is also known for the curse of Lila Baba for that no dead is cremated from this village. The Pipal tree situated on the river banks has a small temple of the Lila baba. There is an interesting story related to the lila baba who died of protest against the jamindar of the village, whom he cursed and that proved true within a period of fortnight and the entire family of the landlord died. Later lila baba left the physical body due fasting as he took no food. Curse is just a myth, people need to fill the gap between rituals and truth for their own good. This village is highly affected by the soil erosion caused by River Ganga during monsoon season. Every year it causes a loss of about 50 Ha of arable and fertile land. The greatest need of this village is pitching of Bank of river Ganga so that soil erosion can be avoided and it can save the livelihood of the villagers those dependent on crop production only.
References
- Census of India, 1981: Village Directory. [1] [2]
- Report on Primary Education for Boys and Girls in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. p 66. [3]
- Annual Report of the National Archives of India. Volume 2004. p 50.