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 Bharatpur is the 'Eastern Gateway to Rajasthan'. This erstwhile
princely state was founded by the great Jat ruler Maharaja Suraj Mal
in the 18th century and earned its name as a powerful Jat state. The
place derives its name from Bharat, the brother of Lord Rama of the
Ramayana fame, who ruled the kingdom in the absence of Rama.
Located in the eastern part of Rajasthan, Keoladeo
Ghana or Bharatpur National Park is 176 km away from Delhi, and 50 km
west of Agra. One of the most impressive bird sanctuaries in India,
the park is famous for indigenous water- birds as well as migratory
birds, from as far away as Siberia and Central Asia. Added to this the
sambar, chital, nilgai and boar can also be spotted in abundant
numbers. Though small in area, the park has an amazing variety of more
than 300 species of birds
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