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104
sq km
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September
to March
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Hotels
& Restaurants
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40
Kms From Mannarkkad
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air
and rail head is Bangalore, 22 kms
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Ceylon
Frog Moth, Great Indian Hornbill, the Nilgiri Laughing Thrush and
the Lion-Tailed Macaque
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Established in 1971, the
Bannerghata National Park, in Karnataka, lies twenty two kms from
Bangalore. It covers an area of 104 sq kms, including ten reserve
forests of Anekal Range of the Bangalore Forest Division. The
surrounding scenic hills are covered with many ancient temples. At the
park one can find an astonishing range of flora and fauna which include
trees like sandal, neem, tamarind, jalari, chujjullu,
zizyphus among others
The Bannerghata National
Park project comprises the National Park, the Safari Park with a
Herbivore Safari and a Lion Safari, Picnic Corner, Crocodile Farm,
Serpentarium, Pets Corner, and a Museum besides a Park of pre-historic
animals.
The beautiful Suvarnamukhi
stream running through the park, originates in the Suvarnamukhi hills. These
hills spread out to a huge rock, about a kilometre long. The Champaka
Dharna Swamy temple built in the Dravidian style of the Hoysala age,
lies at the foot of the rock. The temple enshrines an image of Vishnu
with his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi. The Suvarnamukhi hill also houses
a small shrine dedicated to Narasimha, and two kms away is the
Suvarnamukhi pond. The waters of this pond are believed to have curative
powers.
A trip to Bannerghata
National Park is truly an unforgettable experience for nature, history,
botany and wildlife buffs.
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