While visiting
the beautiful Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) a unique feature that aligns the roads are rock pillars carefully placed at a distance from each other. There’s an interesting story attached to these rock pillars.
The story goes as follows,
“In the olden days, the kings of the Gonda tribes (a local community in Maharashtra) would visit nearby temples to pay their respects to the Gods. To communicate the arrival of the king to the temple’s priest, these rock pillars were installed. On top of the pillars were metal rings through which a rope passed through and a bell was attached to it. Once, the king was ready to leave, the king’s army would pull the rope and ring the bell to notify the temple priest of the king’s arrival.”
The rock pillars at the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve acted as the world’s first telegraph line and one of the very first Telecom Towers. Tourists visiting Tadoba can spot these rock pillars erected on the side of the road going from Mohrali range to Tadoba via Khatoda.
Each rock pillar is about 8-10 feet tall, made entirely of stones, tapering to the top.
After the Gond Kings lost control over their kingdom, the rule of the kingdom of Tadoba was restored back to the mighty tigers: The true kings of the jungle.
The pillars still stand tall
as a symbol of India’s concept of improvisation and innovation and a reminder of an era lost gone. The Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve has many more hidden treasures within its interiors. Which makes it an exciting destination to visit for history buffs, travel experts, and wildlife fanatics. The TATR is blessed with a beautiful forest with many varieties of trees, vegetation, and grasslands, making it an ideal place for wild animals to inhabit and thrive. There’s a good reason Tadoba is known as a ‘Tiger Reserve’ because it is home to over 140 tigers and counting.
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Tourists visiting the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve must book their stay at Red Earth Tadoba. A mystical resort in the heart of the tiger reserve. The Red Earth Tadoba resort exudes an old-world charm, where the beauty lies in the imperfection of it. The resort was built to preserve the beauty and maintain the ecological balance of it. Red Earth Tadoba takes great care in maintaining biodiversity by safely inhabiting the forest premises. The cottages at Red Earth Tadoba are built using sustainable, traditional materials that are sourced locally from the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve.
Red Earth believes in the concept of ‘Wildlife First’, where we tourists, the so-called humans are ‘intruders’ here and we must never forget that. It is a responsibility that Red Earth undertakes by hiring people from the local Gonda community that have grown up around the reserve, as they are the best people suited to protect and preserve the legacy of Tadoba. The Gonda communities are the backbone and family of Red Earth Tadoba.
Come and experience the mysticism and old-world charm of Tigerland at Red Earth Tadoba.
An adventure awaits you.
