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Keoladeo National Park — Bharatpur
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Keoladeo National Park

Bharatpur · Wildlife & Parks

About Keoladeo National Park

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Keoladeo is a 29 sq km man-made wetland famous as one of the world's finest bird sanctuaries. It was a royal duck-hunting preserve before becoming a national park in 1982. Over 350 bird species use it, including wintering Siberian cranes (formerly), and it hosts sarus cranes, painted storks, egrets and numerous migratory waterfowl.

Events & Festivals at this place

WildlifeOctober to February

Keoladeo Winter Bird-Watching Season

Every winter the park's wetlands host tens of thousands of migratory birds arriving via the Central Asian Flyway from Siberia, Tibet, Afghanistan and Central Asia. Over 350 bird species have been recorded, with peak congregations of 50,000 to 80,000 birds between October and February. Rarer migrants such as the Siberian crane, along with painted storks, bar-headed geese and pelicans, make this the prime bird-watching season.

  • Siberian crane sightings
  • 50
  • 000-80
  • 000 migratory waterfowl
  • cycle-rickshaw and guided heritage tours
  • winter photography of painted storks and bar-headed geese
ReligiousMay-June (Jyeshtha)

Ganga Dussehra at Ganga Mandir

Ganga Mandir, the marble temple built by Maharaja Balwant Singh in the heart of Bharatpur and dedicated to Goddess Ganga, marks the festival of Ganga Dussehra commemorating the descent of the Ganges to Earth. Special pujas and arti ceremonies are held at the white-marble shrine, attracting devotees from the city and region. The festival emphasises the purifying power of the goddess worshipped here.

  • Ganga Dussehra special pujas at the marble shrine
  • arti ceremonies at the sanctum
  • devotion to Goddess Ganga's descent to Earth
  • built by Maharaja Balwant Singh in Bharatpur

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