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Bandhavgarh Travel Guide
This
is a small National Park; compact, yet full of game. The density of the tiger
population at Bandhavgarh is the highest known in India. This is also white
Tiger country. These have been found in the old state of Rewa for many years.
The last known was captured by maharaja Martand Singh in 1951 . This White tiger
, Mohun, is now stuffed and on display in the Palace of the Mahrahahs of Rewa.
Set amongst the Vindhyas, in Madhya Pradesh, Bandhavgarh is a small national
park, but with the highest known density of tiger population in India. This
is also known as White Tiger territory. These have been found in the old state
of Rewa for many years.
The other species found in abundance in Bandhavgarh are the gaur or Indian bison,
the sambar, the barking deer and the nilgai.
Bandhavgarh Fort: No records remain to show wen Bandhavgarh fort was
constructed. It is thought, however, to be some 2,000 years old, and there are
references to it in the ancient books, the Narad-Panch Ratra and the Siva Purana.
Various dynasties have ruled the fort: for example, the Maghas from the
1st century A.D.. the Vakatakas from the 3rd century; the Sengars from the 5th
century and the kalachuris from the 10th century.
In the 13 century A.D., the Baghels took over, ruling from Bandhavgarh until
1617, when Maharajah Vikramditya Singh moved his capital to Rewa. The last inhabitants
deserted the fort in 1935.
Bandhavgarh Places to See
Khajuraho
The temples of Khajuraho are India's unique gift to the world, representing,
as they do, a paean to life, to love, to joy; perfect in execution and sublime
in expression.
Bhopal
Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, is a fascinating amalgam of scenic beauty,
historicity and modern urban planning. It is situated on the site of a 11th
century city, Bhojapal, founded by Raja Bhoja.
Chitrakoot
Chitrakoot , 'the hill of many wonders,'
nestles
peacefully in the northern spurs of the Vindhyas, a place of tranquil forest
glades and quiet rivers, and streams where clam and repose are all-pervading.
Gwalior
The ancient capital of Gwalior is steeped in the splendour of its past. A multitude
of regning dynasties, of the great Rajput clans of the Pratiharas. Kachwahas
and Tomars have left indelible etching of their rule in this city of palaces,
temples and monuments.
Jabalpur
Pleasure resort and capital of the gond kings during the 12th century, jabalpur
was later the seat of the kalchuri dynasty. The Marathas held sway over jabalpur
until 1817, when the Brritish wrested it from them and left their impression
on the spacious cantonment with its colonial residences and barracks.
Kanha
The Kanha National Park, in Madhya Pradesh, forms the core of the Kanha Tiger
Reserve created in 1974, under Project Tiger. Stretching over 940 sq km, the
vegetation, chiefly made of sal and bamboo forests, grasslands and streams,
this park is the sole habitat of the rare hardground barasingha.
