Why visit Bandhavgarh
- Home to the most photographed tigers in the world.
- The Park elephants are used for showing tigers when available.
- Small park with high density of tigers.
- 10th century statue of Lord Vishnu inside the jungle.
The oldest signs of habitation in the Bandhavgarh National Park are the caves - there are about 32 man-made ones with several of them containing Brahmi inscriptions dating from the 1st century B.C. In the lush jungle which surrounds the base of the Fort, is a unique 35 foot (11 meter) monolithic statue of Lord Vishnu reclining on a seven hooded snake and carved around the 10th century. In front of this statue is located a pool of spring water. Tigers and other species of Indian wildlife visit this pool to drink, and to cool off in summer. The Bandhavgarh National Park has a very high density of tigers because of the high survival rate of the cubs. The caves located in the park, which earlier housed humans, now serve as a nursery for the cubs. These caves protect and shelter them at a time when they are most vulnerable. The world famous tigress Sita who was the cover girl for National Geographic (Dec 1997) was the grand matriarch of the park producing six litters of eighteen cubs.
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