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Overview
 The
Keoladeo Ghana National Park or—as many people prefer
to call it—the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is about 190
km from the national capital of Delhi. The name ‘Keoladeo’
is derived from the name of an ancient Hindu temple
devoted to Lord Shiva in the sanctuary’s central zone
while the Hindi term 'Ghana' impis situated dense, thick
areas of forest cover.BHARATPUR
This spectacular bird sanctuary is historical in its
own way. The Maharaja of Bharatpur is credited for its
creation in 1890, though conservation was the last thing
on his mind. He got a large area enclosed with embankments
and further pided it with earthen dams called ’bunds’
creating a large number of marshes and lakes. Thus,
Bharatpur is mainly an artificial creation. The government
banned the indiscriminate shooting of birds in 1965.
Conservation efforts originally started by Dr. Salim
Ali received a further impetus when the area was deemed
a national park in March 1982. In 1985, Bharatpur was
accepted as a World Heritage Site.
Bharatpur hosts a variety of bird species from across
the globe. Close to 380 species of birds are found in
this 29 sq km stretch, approximately 10 sq km of which
comprises of marshes and bogs. Rest of the area comprises
of scrublands, grasslands and more than 44,000 trees
that are used for nesting by birds each year. This rather
intriguing blend of marshes, woodland and flora found
here represents and, at the same time, substantiates
the density and persity of the region’s forest cover. |
Tourist Attractions in Bharatpur |
The city center is a mere 3 km from the park and has
its own fare share of oddities, bazaars and night markets
that are definitely worth a visit. Also worth visiting
is the Laxmi Vilas Palace that houses a museum. The
city of Agra, which is just 55 km from Bharatpur, has
one of the most magnificent monuments ever built the
romantic Taj Mahal, a veritable poem in stone built
by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan. |
Around the Clity of Bharatpur |
The city center is a mere 3 km from the park and has
its own fare share of oddities, bazaars and night markets
that are definitely worth a visit. Also worth visiting
is the Laxmi Vilas Palace that houses a museum. The
city of Agra, which is just 55 km from Bharatpur, has
one of the most magnificent monuments ever built—the
romantic Taj Mahal, a veritable poem in stone built
by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan.
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