A Birder's Eden. Keoladeo National Park.

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A hide and seek game of bold sun-rays with fleeting fog, colourful cycle-rickshaws, varied species of birds, deer, blue bull and reptiles make Keoladeo National Park, in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, a perfect birder's eden. 

This sanctuary can be easily reached by road, railway and air transport. Many trains from New Delhi-Mumbai and Agra-Jaipur route halt at Bharatpur.  By road it can be accessed from New Delhi and Jaipur, the closest airports being the same.

This is a world heritage site and a protected sanctuary with over 370 species of birds, some of which have made this park their home and some are migratory. The most comfortable travelling option within the park is in cycle-rickshaws. Bumpy tonga rides or lazy walks through dense greens are in-park mobility alternatives.


On a lucky day the lens can capture the Painted Storks, Great Egret, Eurasian Spoonbills, Indian Saras Cranes and sometimes a Nilgai or a Sambar Deer peeping from behind a flock of birds.





The Park is a dynamic combination of stillness and momentum. Just as there are moments of restfulness, with the gentle deer basking in the winter sun with its family, there are brief glimpses of these tender beings racing through the wilderness. Here the organic flow of the wild is in full bloom, where often amidst this a cheeky lizard can be witnessed scurrying smugly through the fields.





Originally a private shooting range for the Maharaja, it was declared a National Park in 1982 which further went on to the prominence of a world heritage site in 1985. 

 Food and lodging facilities are available within the precincts of the park. The only accommodation inside the Keoladeo National Park is the government owned property of Bharatpur, Ashoka Forest Lodge, and the economically slimmer Shanti Kutir, run by the ITDC. Bharatpur Forest Lodge is another quaint hotel in the vicinity of the natural treasure trove of the park. There are more choices of comfortable hospitality outside the region of the park too.

 This picturesque scape of nature is a significant getaway for nature lovers who can rejoice in its beauty from sunrise to sunset. Far from the madding crowd, it is a great escape into the lap of the wild.


Photograph credits: Rohit Adlakha


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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous9 January 2016 at 02:58

    Beautifully covered.

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  2. Rajesh9 January 2016 at 05:15

    Breathtaking stuff. Heavenly.

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  3. Unknown9 January 2016 at 22:24

    Lovely thread of words to bring alive the stillness and momentum of the vibrant ambience of the place. The exotic pictures are so well composed to depict the thrill of the nature's enchanting bounty. Feel like rushing to the Keoladeo National Park right now.

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