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Prime Attraction
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Sariska is best known for
being Tiger country and home to a Tiger Project
Sanctuary set up in in the former hunting grounds
of the royal family of Alwar. The romance of
Sariska is never ending. From the time the Buddhists
built their monasteries to the time the Pratiharas
rulers their temple and, closer down history,
to the time the Mughals set up their camps,
Sariska is wrapped in a tradition
as old as the Aravalli mountain ranges it is
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Prime Attractions
Sariska National Park
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near Alwar on the Delhi-Jaipur highway, the
forest became a sanctuary in 1958, came under
project tiger in 1979 and became a national
park in 1982. This place is spread over an
area of 788 sq km with a core area of 474
sq km lies in the Aravalli range.
A dainty hunting lodge overlooks the Silliserh
lake running at the edge of the reserve.
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The fauna of this sanctuary
includes panther, jungle
cat, jackal and hyena. 35 tigers
and 3 caracals were reported in
the reports of 1985. Sambar, chital, wild
boar, hare, nilgai and porcupines are amongst
the other animals found here
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The avifauna of this place
is made up of pea fowl, gray partridge,
quail, sand grouse, tree pie, white breasted
kingfisher, golden-backed woodpecker, crested
serpent eagle and great Indian horned owl.
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The place is surrounded by magnificent ruins
scattered around it, adding to it's charm.
32 kms from this place are the Neelkanth temples
built in the 6-13 th century A.D. Amidst the
reserve is situated the ancient Kankwari Fort.
It is here that emperor Aurangzeb had once
held his brother Dara Shikoh under captivity.
A beautiful complex built in 1902 has been
converted into a hotel.
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