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Keoladeo National Park |
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Keoladeo National Park is one of the finest national parks of India situated in Bharatpur. The fenlands of Keoladeo, famously known as Bharatpur, was the personal hunting reserve of the Maharajas of Bharatpur. It was modernized in the late 19th century by the formation of small bunds and dams in the areas of natural depression to collect rainwater release them in irrigation canal. Over the past years, the lakes drew great numbers of waterfowl and the Maharajas carried grand shoots with friends, family and visiting dignitaries. About two-thirds of the park lies under water and the remaining one-third of the park is covered up by dry deciduous forests (with Kadam, Acacia, Khajur and Ber trees) and far-reaching grasslands.
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Keoladeo National Park is one of Asia’s finest birding areas having 380 or more resident and migrant species, including the Demoiselle, Common and the rare Siberian Cranes. Keoladeo National Park is also a favorable place to watch mammals like Striped Hyaena, Golden Jackal, Jungle Cat, Fishing Cat, Nilgai, Blackbuck, Sambar and wild Boar. Keoladeo Park gets its name from the temple of Keoladeo (Shiva) and ‘ghana’ which is meant by the local people as dense, meaning the nature of the vegetation. During the chill winter months it is also possible to have a look at the large Indian Pythons sunning themselves.
Fall winter, the migratory birds from all corners of the world come here. They arrive during August and leave in February. The visiting migratory birds at the Keoladeo National Park include; Coot Snipes, Red Crested Porhard, Spanish Sparrow, Flamingo and Rosy Pelican. The most important attraction is the arrival of the rare Siberian Crane.
Thus, the Keoladeo National Park is one of the best national parks in Bharatpur to visit. Although the park remains open throughout the year, the best months are August to November for local breeding birds and November to March for the birds which migrate from other parts of the world.
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