Travel Talk- Sonbhadra, India
Travel Talk- Sonbhadra
Sonbhadra nearly 131km away from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh is a nature’s bounty in Vindhya Mountains. Literary meaning of Sonbhadra is ‘Blessed with Gold’ that suits to it as passing River Son with yellowish sand glows like gold here; besides Sonbhadra abounds in natural resources. Historically rich, Sonbhadra marks it’s own niche in tourism with painted rock-shelters & iron melting spot from first half of second millennium B.C. Picturesque Sonbhadra allures with mystical stories related to different places around. The famous story of ‘Chandrakanta’ was written here by Babu Devkinandan Khatri while working as a contractor to nearby places.
Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary
The Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, established in 1982, is spread over an area of about 501 km2 of Mirzapur & Sonbhadra District. The Sanctuary has a wide variety of wildlife in its lush green dense forest cover with numerous waterfalls, treasure of pre-historic caves, rock paintings & heritage of rare fossils. It is an ideal spot for ecotourism activities. Animals found here are Black Buck, Chital, Sambhar, Chinkara, Blue Bull, Indian Monkey, Baboons (Langoor), Rabbits, Porcupine, Wild Dogs, Wild Cat, Snake, Tiger, Leopard, Wolf, Mongoose, Bear, Jackal,Peafowl, Ratal. Black Buck- also called Indian Antelope is a rare & protected species of deer. They can be seen wandering in their natural habitat here. According to their last official count (2001–2002) the total number of black buck in the sanctuary was 221.Birds- Grey Quail, Doves, Francolin, Black Partridge,Coloured Francolin,Red spur,Pigeon, Blue pigeon,Fowl, sand Ground.Migratory birds- Grey duck, Cotton Teal.
Lakhania Paintings (Rock Paintings)
Rock paintings found in the cave of this area are about 4000 years old…..
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