Rasra is a city and a municipal board in Ballia district

Ballia District

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 in India

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 of Uttar Pradesh

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Geography

Rasra is located at 25.85°N 83.85°E. It has an average elevation of 55 metres (180 feet). the Famous Nath Baba Temple is situated here.

Demographics

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, Rasra had a population of 29,263.
Rasra is the ground of saints like SHRI NATH BABA and ROSHAN SHAH BABA and many more.
Residents of Rasra worship the NATH BABA in their own unique way using 'Lathi' and it is known as 'lathi pooja' or 'rote pooja'.

Rasra is also famous for "c play" which is enacted over a period of fifteen days during "Kartik Navratra".It is dramatised in a big ground where different stages like court of Ram, Arun matloob
, Ram darbar are built.It is famous for soil pots(mitti ke bartans)and iron pots.