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| The colour of the setting sun gives it an enchanting fairy tale look. Jaisalmer Fort is undoubtedly a jewel of the necklace. It's fun to wander around in this existing fort, packed with houses, temples, handicraft shops, slim winding lanes, in same or different incarnations of stone. The fort is made of yellow sandstone, which inspires to wonder about its beauty.
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| Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary | | |
| Bharatpur Bird sanctuary is also known as ‘Keoladeo National Park’. One can see various rare and endangered. Over 230 species reside in the sanctuary. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is declared as a World Heritage Site. The sanctuary was built 250 years ago and is named after a Keoladeo (Shiva) temple. Some of the major attractions of this sanctuary are Dalmatian pelican birds, Siberian disky leaf warbler- finger sized bird, cranes, pelicans, , shanks, stints, wagtails, warblers, wheatears, flycatchers, and pipits, etc.
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Ranthambore National Park is 130km south east of Jaipur. The National Park liest at the junction of the Aravali and the Vindhya range if hills. Ranthambore was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1955 and became part of Project Tiger in 1973. Ranthambore National Park is home for trees, plants, birds and reptiles. Wild animals include tiger, leopard and many more. Some of the water bodies are Jacanas, painted stork, black stork, etc.
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| The Desert National Park is an excellent example of the eco-system of the Thar Desert and its rich fauna. The Sudashri forest post is the most ideal place for observing wildlife in the Desert National Park. Sand dunes form less than 20 per cent of the park, which consists of craggy rocks, pavements and compact salt lake bottoms, inter-medial areas and fixed dunes.Its inhabitants include the blackbuck, chinkara, wolf, Indian fox, desert fox, hare and desert cat. Flights of sand-grouse start coming to waterholes from sunrise onwards. One can also hear the morning call of the grey partridge. Blue tailed and green bee-eaters, common and bush quail and Indian rollers are birds, which are commonly |
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| found around waterholes. The park is also home to the great Indian bustard – the state bird of Rajasthan. To visit the Desert National Park enclosure at Sudhasari, prior permission is required from the Desert National park office and office of the District Magistrate, Jaisalmer.
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