==============+======= District. |Number. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~~ Muzaffarnagar | 18 Bulandshahr | 59 Mathura | 5 Agra | 4 Farrukhâbâd | 163 Mainpuri | 15 Etâwah | 12 Etah | 36 Bareilly | 735 Budâun | 108 Morâdâbâd | 7 Shâhjahânpur | 381 Pilibhît | 196 Cawnpur | 35 Allahâbâd | 2 Ghâzipur | 121 Gorakhpur | 197 Azamgarh | 111 Sîtapur | 5 Hardoi | 354 Kheri | 138 Gonda | 1 Bahrâich | 19 +~~~~~~~ Total | 2,722 ==============+======= Âtishbâz.—(Âtish, “fire,” bâz, bâkhtan or bazîdan “to play”.) Also known as Hawaigar or rocket-maker—the maker of fire-works. The variety of fire-works made is very great: the chief are the grenade (anâr), the rocket (mahtâbi, hawai), and the squib (chachhundar). The trade is a fluctuating one, as fire-works are chiefly in demand about the time of Hindu marriages in May, June, and hardly any are used between the Muharram and Chehlam, when Muhammadans do not marry. The caste is purely occupational, and all are Muhammadans. DISTRIBUTION OF THE ÂTISHBÂZ ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS OF 1891. ================+======= District. |Number. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~~ Sahâranpur | 1 Muzaffarnagar | 12 Aligarh | 9 Farrukhâbâd | 8 Etah | 1 Bareilly | 1 Morâdâbâd | 43 Cawnpur | 1 Fatehpur | 28 Allahâbâd | 111 Benares | 33 Jaunpur | 134 Gorakhpur | 4 Azamgarh | 2 Râê Bareli | 17 Sultânpur | 37 Partâbgarh | 92 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~ Total | 534 ================+===== Atît [166].—(Sanskrit, Atîta—“past, gone by”.) A term of rather vague significance, but usually regarded as synonymous with Sannyâsi. Some who are known as Sannyâsi Atîts are regular ascetics. The Gharbâri or house-holders have abandoned the celibate life and marry. They marry usually at the age of seven or eight. Widow marriage is not allowed, but it is understood that the widows of the caste very often leave the family and form irregular connections. Concubinage is allowed.