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BHARATPUR, rajasthan, India |
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BHARATPUR-Destination
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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