12th October, 2021 – 13th October, 2021
Bandhavgarh National Park is a national park of India, located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh.
Spread over 450 sq km, Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh is known for its thriving flora and fauna. Considered the original home of white tigers, the park is also the habitat for Indian bison, sambars, langurs and cheetals. The park is surrounded by hilly terrains of sandstone and rocks and is covered with marshy lands.
The nearest airport is Jabalpur which is 170 kms away
Various dynasties have ruled the fort, including the Mauryans from the 3rd century BC, Vakataka rulers from the 3rd to the 5th century, the Sengars from the 5th century and the Kalachuris from the 10th century. In the 13th century, the Baghels took over. The last inhabitants deserted the fort in 1935.
It is believed that the Bandhavgarh Fort was gifted to Lakshmana by his older brother Lord Ram to keep a watch on Lanka.
Bandhavgarh gets its name from the ancient Bandhavgarh Fort – ‘Bandhav’ (brother) and ‘Garh’ (fort)
Once a hunting ground of maharajas, Bandhavgarh is now Bandhavgarh National Park and home to the royal Bengal tiger, 37 other species of mammals, 250 species of birds, 80 species of butterflies.
All the white tigers of the world trace their roots to Bandhavgarh, though white tigers no longer exist here. The last white tiger spotted in the wild was captured here by the Maharaja Martand Singh of Rewa in 1951.
It boasts of the highest density of royal bengal tigers in the world.
Tourists are restricted to an area of 105 sq km of the park, known as the Tala range. However this area is richest in terms of biodiversity, mainly tigers. There are four more ranges in the reserve — Magdhi, Kallwah, Khitauli and Panpatha. Together, these five ranges comprise the core of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve constituting a total area of 694 sq km.
