Bharatpur Travel
According to tradition the name of
Bharatpur is traced to Bharat, the brother of Lord Rama of Ayodhya whose
other brother Laxman was given the high place of family deity of the ruling
family of Bharatpur. His name also appears in the State seals and
coat-of-arms.
Maharaja Suraj Mal displayed immense courage and
carved a niche for himself in the midst of political disorder. Gathering
around him fiercely martial Jat peasants, he went from one success to
another. He accompanied Emperor Muhammed Shah against Ali Muhammed Ruhela
and in 1748 AD, at the battle of Bagru he led the Jaipur vanguard against
the Marathas. The 55 km journey by road from Agra drives you to the town of
Bharatpur-the eastern gateway to Rajasthan.
Bharatpur is popular
for its bird sanctuary-the Keoladeo Ghana National Park - finest in Asia
rich avian variety. Every year the rare Siberian cranes come to spend the
winter in the warmer climate of Bharatpur.
Of the remnants of the
royal past remains the marvellous Bharatpur Palace housing a rich repository
of a large number of ancient exhibit that date back to the early 15th
century. The History of Bharatpur dates back to the epic age, when the
Matsya Kingdom flourished here in the 5th century B.C. The Matsyas were
allies of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata war