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Pulicat Lake and Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary

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Nelapattu Bird sanctuary - Pelican paradise !!! By Road:100-km From Chennai, 70 Km from Nellore Nearest Railway station : Sullurpeta In doravaristram Local trains will stop. Nearest Airport : Chennai Nelapattu Bird sanctuary (NBS) is located in Nelappatu village,Near to doravari satram. It is located on the East Coast about 10-km north of Pulicat in the Nellore district. The NBS is one of the largest and important pelican habitats in Southeast Asia. Where you can see the birds in few meters away (Approximately 10-15 mts) .NBS is a breeding ground for Spoted Billed Pelican(nealry thretened), Open-Billed Stork, Little Cormorant, White-Ibis and Night Heron others ducks. It is a small fresh water irrigation tank with Barringtonia Acutangula trees spread in the water, which will be used by birds for nesting. It is a good place to see diverse species of waders and water birds. The reserve forest area has mammals like jackals, slender loris and spotted deer and reptiles like snakes and...

Famous Venkatagiri Poleramma Jatara

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Famous Venkatagiri Poleramma Jatara

Indian most poplar Tourist Places: Tirupati

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Tirupati Tirupati is the world famous, and the temple town positioned in the Chittoor region of AP (Andhra Pradesh). The further name of such tourist spot is Tirumala, which is famous for the Sri Venkateshwara Temple. Tirupati temple is a very popular and richest temple of India. Here devotees admire the Lord Vishnu as Balaji. Tirumala town is located on hills so sightseers can take pleasure of the natural scenery of South India as well. The temple is positioned in the top hill of Tirumala. To reach the temple tourist have to cross the 7 peaks of Sapthagiri hills. Pilgrims staying at the temple make the tour with the religious spirituality. This best Indian tourist place is full of exciting spots and beautiful nature scenes. Tirumala is all time awake city and Pilgrims are visiting this town from global to get the dharshan of Lord Vishnu. The special Sevas or free dharma dharshan is done through big lines. The time for dharshan is between 3 am to 12 ...

tourist places near tirupati balaji

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Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuary & National Park The Sri Venkateswara Zoo Park at Tirupati, as it claims to be, is indeed a Zoo with a mythological touch. The Zoo, classified as a ‘small zoo’ is the home for a wide range of Animals, Birds, Reptiles and Flora. The Zoo is spread on a 2212 Hectors of land and delights about 86 thousand visitors every year. The entrance of the Zoo Park depicts sculptures of Indian Gods who are icons for various animals. The entrance reads the famous quote, “I am the eternal seed of living beings” from the Bhagawad Gita. The Zoo currently has 349 birds, 138 reptiles and 168 mammals. The Zoo is famous for the Stump-Tailed Macaque ( Afacaca arctoides ). The  Status of Captive Primates in Indian Zoos  by P.R.Sinha & Bipul Chakraborty said that there are 3 male and 1 female Stump-Tailed Macaques at the Zoo as on March 31, 1999. The Zoo is claimed to be one of the most innovative zoo developed in the ...