Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park

Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park

Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park, situated at Vanasthalipuram in Hyderabad is one of the foremost Indian national Parks. The wonderful park was named after Saint Mahavira, a legendary Jain monk who had taken Jainism to the Heights of success during his tenure as the Tirthankara.

The garden was named after him in order to commemorate the twenty five hundredth birth anniversary of the saint. The ground which has been utilized in creating this heavenly abode of diverse flowers and plants previously used to be a the privately owned hunting grounds of the Nizams of Hyderabad.

The government took initiatives to reclaim the area and as a result of it started a deer park in order to conserve the prized tradition and revitalize it. The animals in the park are of a wide variety. Black bucks, porcupines, water monitors, short - toed eagles, Indian herons, egrets, kingfishers , cormorants and myriad species of birds.

The Park is located in the fringes of Hydearabd on the Vijaywada Road. The Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park is very well connected to the main city. The upkeep of the park is taken care of by the forest Department of the state. One can hire a van to move about in the sanctuary in order to have a look at the animals from a close proximity.

There is also a tall tower amidst the park where the tourists climb up to have a panoramic view of the entire area. A small money is charged to enter the park and hire the vehicle. The safari rides at the park are really exciting and your family especially the kids will surely love it.

The Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park is not only a landmark of the city of Hyderabad, its also a pride of India. The national park is a place where you will find some of the rarest species of animals including black bucks.

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