Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

Brij Holi festival is held in the Shukla Paksha in the month of Phalgun every year which is a few days prior to Holi. The festival of Brij Holi is dedicated to Lord Krishna where he was spent his significant time in a region which is called Braj or Brij in Rajasthan. Celebration of Brij Holi is in Deeg Palace. Brij Holi is held in Bharatpur for the travelers and especially for the tourists. This festival will be celebrated in Kaman, Bharatpur and Deeg and is the two days festival in Bharatpur district. At the Deeg Palace folk artists will perform Holi special dances such as Dhola, Bahrupiya Swang, Bham Rasiya, Kacchi Ghodi, Chakri and Tera Taali from different parts of Rajasthan. In the backdrop, the colorful fountains will give a mesmerizing background.

In the evening, Program of Krishna Ballet will be held by Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra of New Delhi on the same day. Kaman will be host many holi festivals such Laddu Holi, Gulal Holi, Phoolon ki Holi, Kanuj Gulal Holi and Doodh Dahi Holi at the various temples such as Radha Vallabh, Shri Gokul Chandrama, Gopinath and Shree Madan Mohan. Latthmar Holi and Phoolon Ki Holi will also be displayed in this procession. A procession of religious will begins from Mandir of Gopinath and at Radha Vallabh Mandir will end. At the place the colorful water fountains is the main parts of these celebrations. If you are watching a rainbow dancing to tune of festive, from these fountains look as, the myriad colors that spurt. Also there will be a show of colorful fountain.

Starting of this festival for bird fair and children, seminar and talk with a “Nature Walk”. One such festival which is also celebrated with much show and pomp is Brij Festival in Bharatpur. During the March month Brij holi festival is organized. Before holi is celebrated a few days ahead and also is organized in a colorful, grand and elaborate manner. During the festival Lord Krishna is worshipped. Also, the various types of cultural festivals are held. During the festival, the spirit of which can be felt is Bharatpur comes alive. Rasila Dance is the one of the most different features of Brij Holi Festival. The entire love story of Krishna and Radha is shown in this dance.

Flora in Bharatpur

Between the otherwise crowded Jaipur and Agra getaways, an awesome oasis of tranquility is Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Here, semi arid biotype with significant vegetation is the forest. In this small wildlife park founded more than 300 species of birds. From an ancient Hindu temple which is devoted to Lord Shiva derived the Keoladeo names, which stands at the park’s centre. Meaning of ‘Ghana’ is dense which refreshing to the thick forest, used to cover the area. The place is dotted with medium size shrubs and trees a dry deciduous type is given that the forest here.

A Man Made Natural World

From the hunting preserves of princely India while many of park of India has been developed, Keoladeo which is famously known as Bharatpur Wildlife Sanctuary. Perhaps the only case where the habitat has been created by a maharaja is Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. The town of Bharatpur is used to be flooded regularly every monsoon in earlier time. Ajan Dam (an earthen dam) was constructed in 1760 from this nature’s annual vagary to save the town. Creates the depression by soil’s extraction for the dam was cleared and this became the Lake of Bharatpur.

This lake was divided into portion of several and was developed at the starting of this century. Creates to control water level in unique sections was a system of sluice gates, small dams, dykes, etc. shooting wetlands is one of the best duck and this became the Bharatpur royalty’s the hunting preserve in the world. Prohibited by mid 60s was hunting. On 10 March 1982, the area was declared a national park and in December 1985, as a World Heritage site, accepts.

Major Wildlife Attractions

The numerous bird of migratory are the major attractions of tourists visiting the park before returing to their ground of breeding who come from as far away as Central Asia and Sibera and in Bharatpur spend their winters. Included, migratory birds at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Pelicans, Pipits, Wheatears, several species of Cranes, Larks, Hawks, Warblers, Geese, flycatchers, Wagtails, Ducks, Buntings, Shanks, Eagles and Stints etc.

Other Travel Attractions

After the Bharatpur Sanctuary one of the major attention grabber is Bharatpur Government Museum which is a glimpses providing of the past Bharatpur’s royal splendor.

Bharatpur Palace: A marvelous structural blend’s architecture of Rajput and Mughal, the Bharartpur Palace is not far from the museum. At the centre of the palace, a museum is located there, that showcases the 2nd century workmanship and art.

Lohargarh Fort: This Fort is invincible which unconquered remains despite several attacks by the regime of British. Built by Raja Suraj Mull, as you enter the fort you’d see monument of attractive over the British and the Mughals, each one dedicated to his victories.

Deeg Palace: The Deeg Palace is situated from Bharatpur just 32 km away. This Palace was the summer resort of the Bharatpur rulers which is a massive and strong fortress and numerous houses of pretty gardens and palaces

Best Time to Visit Bharatpur Bird sanctuary

Open throughout the year is Bharatpur Wildlife sanctuary. From August- November for resident bird of breeding are the ideal visiting months and October- February for spotting bird of migrants.

Trips within Bharatpur Wildlife Sanctuary

There are well defined trail of forest where you can also hire a rickshaw that are available on hire or which can easily be covered on a cycle or on a foot. By the management of park, pullers of rickshaw have been trained, in bird watching. Also, on hire, boats are available. One is quite a rewarding experience to check out the Bharatpur’s hidden surprise a late evening or an early morning boat trip.

How to Reach

By Road: Roadway services an excellent network is well connected with Bharatpur to all major cities of the Rajasthan and neighboring states such as Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh. From Jaipur, Agra and Delhi, it is well linked by road all of which have facility of airport.
By Train: Bharatpur’s regular rail services are well linked with all the major cities of India like Agra, Jaipur, Mumbai and Delhi. From the park railway station of Bharatpur is 6 km.
By Air: Agra is the nearest airport at 56 km distance.