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 Just 32 kilometres
from Bikaner, the Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary is home to a
variety of wild animals. The adjoining lake that reflects
the charming pink sandstone palace and gardens contrasts
so effectively with the surrounding scrubland where black
back, chital, sambhar, chinkara, nilgai, wild boar, rabbits,
partridges, quail, and Indian bustard abound, that you wonder
if it/’s real, or a desert mirage. From the paved terrace,
you see jungle animals come down to the water for a drink.
This lake attracts millions of migratory birds in winter.
The Maharajah of Bikaner held house parties for shooting
grouse, duck, and wild boar here.
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