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Sawai
Madhopur
Best time to visit
: October to March
Lying
on the main Delhi-Mumabi railway line, Sawai Madhopur is the
gateway to world renowned Ranthambore National Park – the
famous tiger reserve, just 12 kms away from here.
Ranthambore
has been a witness to rise and fall of many rulers and a series
of battle scenes.
In
the 13th century A.D., Govinda, the grandson of
Prithvi Raj Chauhan took over the reign of the land. Later
his successor Vagbhatta, beautified the city and built a noteworthy
temple at Jhain.
In
the middle of the 15th century A.D., Rana Kumbha
captured the fort and gifted it to his son to be occupied
later by the Hada Rajputs of Bundi and Mughal
Emperors Akbar and Aurangzeb. Mughal emperor Shah Alam
gifted it to Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh I of Jaipur in 1754
and since then it was maitained as the hunting preserve of
the Maharaja.
Places of Interest
The fort,
built in 994 A.D., atop a steep high creek 200 m above sea
level. Ruined
pavilions, walls, chhatris and splendid monuments. An 8th
century A.D. Ganesh temple on an open land and attracts thousands
of devotees and is the venue for an annual fair held on Bhadrapad
Sudi Chaturthi, fourth day of the bright half, in the month
of Bhadra.
Also
to be visited is the famous Ranthambore
National Park. Sprawling over 392 sq. km. Park comprises
of deciduos forests spanning over an undulating terrain of
Aravalli and Vindhyan ranges. The park is one of the finest
tiger reserves in the country under project tiger.
HOW
TO REACH
By Air
Nearest airport to Jaipur. (165 kms)
By
Train
Trains from Jaipur, Delhi and Mumbai.
By Road
165 kms from Jaipur.
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