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The small town of Khajuraho is just about temples, there are also a few picturesque hotspots and wildlife scanturies located nearby which make a trip to Khajuraho memorable as well as worthwhile. The Panna National Park and the Bandhavgarh National Park are to a variety of wildlife including tigers. The Dhubela Museum (64 km), on the Jhansi-Khajuraho road, houses the weapons, paintings, and sculptures of the Bundela kings as well as a wide variety of sculptures of the Shakti cult. Located on the Ken River , the Pandav Falls (30 km) is a major attraction in the vicinity of Khajuraho as are the Benisagar and Ranguan Lakes . Other attractions include the Raigarh Palace now a heritage hotel, the Ajaygarh Fort (80 km) and the Kalinjar Fort.
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Dhubela Museum
Located some 64 km away from Khajuraho on the Jhansi-Khajuraho road at the bank of a lake in an old fort is the Dhubela Museum.The museum house a rare collection of Bundelkhandi artifacts and a myriad of sculptures of Shakti cult. There are also different sections devoted to garments, weapons and paintings. One can also visit the Old Fort of Dhubela (57 Kms) , Pipraghat (24 km) a recently developed excursion spot and the Ken river whose crystal clear waters make it an ideal spot for boating, swimming and angling.
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Bandhavgarh National Park
Once the game preserve of the Maharajahs of Rewa, Bandhavgarh National Park set amidst the Vindhyan Mountain range of Madhya Pradesh, is to the famous White Tigers of Rewa. Known popularly as the White Tiger country, the world's first white tiger 'Mohan' was found here in the jungles of Bandhavgarh. Declared as a National Park in 1968, Bandhavgarh, today has one of the highest density of Tiger populations in the country. The landscape is a unique mixture of steep and rocky hills, with flat tops and level grasslands in
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the valleys below. The vegetation found within the Park is moist deciduous forest with fine Sal trees with stretches of bamboo. Among the other wild attractions include Nilgai, Chital, Chinkara, Gaur, Sloth Bears and Wild Boar along with some 250 species of birds.
Visitors can visit the park during the time period of Mid November to mid June, still the best period to come is January-April. Park is open from 1st of October to 30th June only.
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