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Van Vihar and Ramsagar, old wildlife reserves
of the rulers of Dholpur spread over an area
of 59.86. sq. kms, were notified as wildlife
sanctuaries by the Rajasthan Government in
1955 AD. Van Vihar is about 18 kms from Dholpur
and Ramsagar is another 18 kms from Van Vihar.
As a matter of fact, these are actually two
separate wildlife sanctuaries. Van Vihar,
located on Vindhyan plateau, supports a rather
open stunted growth of Dhok and Khair trees.
It is inhabited by animals like Sambhar, Blue
Bull, Chital, Sloth Bear, Wild Boar, Hyena
and Leopard. Tigers were present in the area
till the end of the 1960's. |
| It
is said that Maharaj Udaibhan Singh of Dholpur
had a great liking for the wild animals of
Van Vihar. He used to hand feed not only the
deer and antelopes in the reserve but also
animals like , jackals, foxes and birds. There
is an old forest rest house in Van Vihar which
was initially built by the rulers of Dholpur.
It is now maintained by the forest department.
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| Best
Attraction of the Van Vihar Sanctuary |
| Tabal
Shahi is a great attraction of this sanctuary.
This Historic and picturesque lake, Talab
Shahi, is about 40 kms. form Dholpur. The
lake and the palace were built in 1617 A.D.
as a shooting lodge for Prince Shahlahan.
Later on it was maintained by the rulers of
Dholpur. The lake attracts a large number
of winter migratory fowls like pintail, shoveller,
red crested pochard, comnion pochard, tufted
duck, common teal, garganey teal, wigeon anti
gadwall. |
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Muchund, is another attraction of this sanctuary.
Picturesque and ancient scared place Muchkund
is about 8 kms. from the town of Dholpur .
The place is named after Raja Muchkund, the
twenty fourth King of the Suryavanshi dynasty
(the solar race) is said to have reigned nineteen
generations before Lord Ram. According to
legend Raja Muchkund, was sleeping here when
a demon Kaal Yaman while pursuing Lord Krishna,
accidentally woke him up. The demon Kaal Yaman
was burnt to ashes because of a divine blessing
to Raja Muchkund. It is now a sacred place
for pilgrim. It is said that the enclosures
around it were built by the Mughal Emperor
Akbar. |
| How
to reach |
| Van Vihar
Sanctuary is located in the heart of the Bhopal
city and is easily accessible by road, train
and by air. It is situated at a distance of
5 Km Each from the bus stand and Railway station
and 10 Km from the Airport. |
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