Keoladeo National Park (KNP), named after a Keoladeo (Shiva) temple within its boundaries, is located just south of Bharatpur town in the state of Rajasthan, within the ‘golden triangle’ of Delhi-Agra-Jaipur. Bharatpur, which is 18k south of Fatehpur Sikri, & 50k west of Agra on Hwy 11 which leads to Jaipur, is situated on the fringes of the Thar desert so the summers are invariably hot and the winters are not very cold.
The 29 sq km park was designated as a bird sanctuary in 1956, a Ramsar* site in 1981, a national
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The park entrance
The park is open year round. The best months to visit are August-November for...
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The cycle rickshaws waiting for us
Motorized vehicles are not allowed in the park, which made it very...
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Quiet, shady paths
A 32km long, 2m high stone wall surrounds the park to prevent humans and...
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another one
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Parakeets
Some 364 species have been recorded in the park, which was considered...
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There are some 700 feral cattle
in the park which is a concern as they compete with wildlife for valuable...
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Peaceful pond scene
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another one
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Who shot what & when
The Maharajah organized duck shoots every year in honor of the British...
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Waiting for us
The rickshaw wallas here have been trained by park management in bird...
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Boys will be boys ;o)
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Our nearby hotel:
Our cute hotel, Hotel Udai Villas Palace, which has 40 rooms & 10 suites,...
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The pool & puppet show area
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Puppet show & typical Rajasthan duo
entertained in the early evening. Our room faced this area so it was very nice.
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The dining room
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Sitting area
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Enjoying the roadside view
with my pals ;o)
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Public transport in its basic form.
Note the cyclist hitching a ride ;o)
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Nearby village we visited
where Peregrine is involved in a couple grass roots projects, one with...
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The colorful walls of the village
This is quite common in the areas we visited.
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Cow patties dried & stacked
& used for cooking fires. The women collect the dung in big metal basins...
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Two friends, or maybe sisters?......
That may be mom in the background near the cow, & that's a charpoy...
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Chopping feed
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Brick addition?
with a deck on top?
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