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Jim Corbett National Park

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JIM CORBETT (AN ADVENTURE'S JUNGLE ADVENTURE) Land of beauty and incredible contrast It is located in the rugged Himalayan foothills in the districts of Almora, Nanital, and Paurigharpal of Uttarakhand state of India.   It was established in the year 1936 as Hailey National Park (to protect the endangered Bengal Tigers) on behalf of Governor of the United Province (now U.P) Sir Malcolm Hailey, again in 1952 it is named as Ramganga National Park and finally in 1957 it is named as Jim Corbett National park. it is named after great British tracker, hunter and poacher who hunt for man-eating tigers and leopards. Corbett National Park has 110 species of trees, 51 species of shrubs and over 33 species of grass. Area:-1288.36sq km It is Indias oldest and richest treasure. There are no boundaries and borders. The presence of otters in ram Ganga river clearly signifies that the water is free from pollution. Ram Ganga river is the home of descendants of prehistoric reptile

Konark

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by Nimisha Jaiswal https://bit.ly/2tpVSBW Konark, Bhubaneswar, and Puri together form the  Swarna Tribhuja  ( Golden Triangle ) of Odisha tourism. Konark holds an important place in the golden triangle. It is a medium town in Odisha which lies on the eastern coast by the Bay of Bengal, about 60 kms from Bhubaneswar city.  This place is famous for its magnificent and architectural brilliant  Sun Temple  built in the 13th century. It derives the name Konark from two Sanskrit words Kona (corner or angle) and Arka (the Sun). It is the masterpiece of Kalinga architecture in Odisha and is also known as Black Pagoda as it is built in black granite and red sandstone (khandolite). The ancient sailors used this temple for their navigation. The Sun temple was built by the popular king Narasimhadeva I from the Ganga dynasty. This temple is a World Heritage Site, chosen by UNESCO. Rabindranath Tagore once wrote about Konark:  “Here the language of stone surpasses the language