My Experience at Ranthambore National Park
What could be a better & thrilling experience
than falling in love at first sight, I guess nothing. I had visited the
Ranthambore National Park along with my friends. We were there for four nights
in all and we took 5 Safaris and saw 6 different tigers. Ranthambore National
Park is truly mesmerizing. Every zone which we visited was different in its own
way. We were truly mesmerized by Zone 3 which is as beautiful as it can be.
With ample water and flora and fauna Zone, 3 is a Tiger’s paradise. I would love
to mention that during our visit we were able to witness three generations of a
Tiger. Seeing them all in just one visit to Ranthambore National Park was sheer
luck.
I still remember that as soon as we entered the
jungle on our first safari in Zone 4, we saw Machli coming towards us and then
disappearing in the bushes but coming out again when we were about to exit.
This time she was with us for almost 30 minutes when she gracefully walked out
of the forest and came on the Ganesha Temple Road. It was wonderful driving
almost parallel to her and at one point of time we were facing her directly
when she came out of the bushes and moved head on towards our Safari Vehicle. The
next day as soon as we entered Zone 3, we heard a few alert calls and coming
towards us were Krishna and her Male Cub. Again they graced us with their
presence for almost One Hour. A couple of Tigers walking together with us was a
dream come true for me as I had never witnessed two tigers together before.
I couldn’t have asked for more but
our visit to Lord Ganesha that same evening made him really happy I suppose and
he saved the best for us for our last day at Ranthambore. Before I move on to
my thrilling experience of the last day at Ranthambore I must not forget to
mention the great Ranthambore Fort as well as the Temple of Lord Ganesha that
dwells withing the fort. If in Ranthambore it is a must visit place and one
should always seek the blessings of Lord Ganesha for a better life.
The view of the Jungle from the top of the
Ranthambore Fort was truly captivating. The temple itself is mystifying as it
is said the idol emerged from the rocks on its own and is the only idol of Lord
Ganesha which has three eyes and is rightfully called the Trinetra
Ganesha. So with his blessings we started our third day of the Safari with Zone
5 and it was not at all disappointing as I just loved the serenity at the end
of Zone 5 where a small stream flows and it is almost covered with trees. Just
before we were about to exit Zone 5 we saw Akash, the previous litter of
Krishna, gracefully sitting and beating the heat in a Pond. It was lovely
seeing him there dipping in the water when due to a false alert call he just got
up and disappeared into the jungle. As I said that Lord Ganesha had saved the
best for us for our last day, in the evening we went to Zone 3 and after a few
minutes we reached the boundary of Zone 3 and Zone 4. She was there relaxing
and took her time to get up after which she moved down towards Zone 3 where she
stalked a wild boar.
After stalking the wild boar for almost 15 minutes
she ran towards it and what a pleasure it was seeing her running and leaping
all over. It was such a thrilling experience watching her chase a wild boar as
it was for the first time that we had seen a tiger chasing down another animal.
Previously we had only seen such an event on television and experiencing it
live was another dream came true. I wish I could have stayed at Ranthambore for
more but as I had my friends with me I had to continue with my onward journey
but a few things happened in my life after my visit to Ranthambore National
Park that just makes me feel happy and ecstatic. I just feel so proud and out
of the world for Nurturing another Nature and Wildlife lover.
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