BANDHAVGARH FOREST RESERVE

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• Recently the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) under the Ministry of Culture discovered important archaeological remains in Bandhavgarh Forest Reserve, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Remains of 26 ancient temples/relics of the Kalachuri period (9th century CE to 11th Century CE).
  • Remains of 26 caves (2nd Century CE to 5th century CE mostly Buddhist in nature).
  • Remains of 2 monasteries, 2 stupas, 24 Brahmi inscriptions (2nd century CE to 5th century CE), 46 sculptures, 20 scattered remains and 19 water structures (2nd CE-15th CE) are recorded.
    • Among the 46 sculptures, the Varah sculpture is the largest one.

BANDHAVGARH FOREST

• Bandhavgarh National Park is located in the Vindhya Hills of the Umaria district in Madhya Pradesh.
  • Mythologically the name “Bandhavgarh” means (Bandhav = Brother and Garh = Fort) and was acquired the name Bandhavgarh with the name of the fort. This fort was built and given to brother Lakshman by Lord Rama, to keep a watch on Lanka.
• Bandhavgarh was declared a National park in 1968 and then became Tiger Reserve in 1993.
• The Park consists of mixed vegetation ranging from tall grasslands to thick Sal forest and is the perfect habitat for a variety of animals and birds.
• This park lies in the Monsoon type with a Dry Winter Climate.
  • The mean temperature and precipitation of this park are 23 degrees C and 101 cm respectively.
  • May is the hottest month while December is the coldest month having to mean maximum temperature of 41.6 degrees C and 4.2 degrees C respectively.
  • August is the wettest month it receives 30.4 cm of rainfall.
• Bandhavgarh is best known for its Evergreen Sal forest and Mixed forest about 515 species of Plant are found there and is also home to 242 species of Birds and many species of reptiles and insects are found there.
  • The Major Mammals of Bandhavgarh are Tiger, Leopard, Wild dog, Wild cat, Hyena, Wolf, Chital, Sambar, Black Buck, Rojda etc
• The park is the home of;
  • Leopards, deer, Bengal tiger, etc.
  • More than 35 species of mammals.
  • More than 250 species of birds.
  • About 80 species of butterflies, and a number of reptiles.
• Bandhavgarh has a very high density of tigers within its jungles.
• The forest is also densely populated with other species:
  • The gaur or Indian bison
  • Sambar and barking deer
  • Nilgai
  • Indian wolf
  • Striped hyena
  • Caracal

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