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Sariska Tiger Reserve is a popular national
park of India. It is situated in the Alwar district of
Rajasthan state. It was a hunting preserve of the ancient
Alwar state. In 1955, This area was delared a Wildlife
Reserve and Status of Tiger Reserve is given by making it a
part of Project Tiger Scheme of India in 1978. Presently,
the park is spread over an area of 866 km2. It is located
107 km from Jaipur and 200 km from Delhi. Wildlife of
Sariska Tiger Reserve include the Bengal Tiger, Leopard,
Jungle Cat, Caracal, striped hyena, Gloden Jackal, Chital,
Sambhar, Nilgai, Chinkara, Four-horned antelope, ‘Chousingha’,
Wild Boar, Hare, Hanuman Langur and plenty of bird species
and reptiles. In 2005, the tiger population lost from the
reserve and the relocation programme started in 2008. Dhok
is the leading tree in the forest. Other trees are such as
Salar, Kadaya, Dhak, Gol, Ber and Khair. One can also see
Bargad, Arjun, Gugal or bamboo at some places. There are
number of shrubs such as Kair, Adusta and Jhar Ber. Several
historical sites are also located at the reserve namely the
17th century Kankwadi Fort. Kankwadi Fort was built by Jai
Singh II just close to the center of the park. This fort is
not well maintained but the views are nice and offer
magnificent wide range view of the valley. Mughal Emperor
Aurangzeb imprisoned his brother Dara Shikoh here for some
time in the struggle for succession of Power. Pandupol
located in the centre of the reserve in the hills is
believed to be one of the retreats of Pandava. Hanuman
Temple located in Pandupol is a popular pilgrimage site here
but it is becoming the source of threat to wildlife due to
heavy traffic. The Nilkanth temples located here were
established by Badgujars. Neelkanth or Rajor Garh was the
capital of Badgujars. A warm water spring, Tal Briksh, is
also located to the north of the reserve. Bhartrihari, close
to the Sariska Village is usually crowded by pilgrims. Raja
Bhartrihari, the rular of Ujjain, used to meditate here. A
royal hunting lodge, Sariska Palace, is built by Majarja Jai
Singh and one of the buildings related to the Kings of Alwar.
Best time to visit to the reserve is from November to March.
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