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Interesting Bandhavgarh National Park Facts 2021

Vishnu Temples at the Fort:-The nine avatars are Fish, Tortoise, Boar, Man-lion, Dwarf man, Parsurama, Ram, Krishna and Balaram which also find correlation with Darwin’s theory. Bandhavgarh Fort holds sculptures of these avatars at the temples

Land of Caves:- Bandhavgarh is undoubtedly the finest breeding grounds for tigers because there are around 39 caves in Bandhavgarh and only ‘Badi Gufa’ is accessible for the tourists to glimpse.

Saint Kabir in Bandhavgarh:-The famed mystic poet, Saint Kabir Das whose writings influenced not only Hinduism but also Sikhism, resided on the hills of Bandhavgarh during 14th century. A temple atop Bandhavgarh fort hill commemorates the place of his meditation and preachings to his disciples.

White Tiger Province:- The existence of White tigers can be found in the erstwhile records of Baghel Kings in the first half of 20th century.In 1951, Maharaja Martand Singh caught a 9 month old white male tiger cub from Bagri forest of Bandhavgarh province. He later named this young male tiger Mohan and kept him in captivity in Govindgarh fort. By breeding Mohan with other female tigers, white tiger cubs were born. He fathered 34 cubs out of which 21 were white.It is believed that the white tigers all over the world are his descendants.