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Two Movies Back 2 Back at the Same Multiplex Screen at FAME

UP IN THE AIR CAST George Clooney ... Ryan Bingham Vera Farmiga ... Alex Goran Anna Kendrick ... Natalie Keener NEW IN TOWN CAST Renée Zellweger ... Lucy Hill Harry Connick Jr. ... Ted Mitchell Siobhan Fallon ... Blanche Gunderson (as Siobhan Fallon Hogan) J.K. Simmons ... Stu Kopenhafer

Day 9: Epicentre of Buddha Worship - Gaya to Bodh Gaya and back to Kolkata

Day 8: Goodbye Tiger Country! Drive from Bandavgarh to Gaya

Day 7: The Handsome "Kalua" poses for us in Bandavgarh Forest

Bandhavgarh has one of the highest density of Bengal tigers known in the world, and is home to some famous named tigers which are large in size and are beautiful. Charger, an animal so named because of his habit of charging at elephants and tourists (whom he nonetheless did not harm), was the first healthy male known to be living in Bandhavgarh since the 1990s. A female known as Sita, who once appeared on the cover of National Geographic and is considered as the second most photographed tiger in the world, was also to be found in Bandhavgarh for many years. Almost all the tigers of Bandhavgarh today are descendants of Sita and Charger. Their daughter Mohini, son Langru and B2 also maintained their tradition for frequent sighting and moving close to tourist jeeps. Mohini, became prominent following Sita's death. She mated with Mahaman Tiger. She later died of her wounds from a vehicle accident. Charger died in 2000 and his body was...

Day 6: Two Jungle Safaris into the Bandavgarh Forest

With the tiger at the apex of the food chain, it contains 37 species of mammals. According to forest officials, there are more than 250 species of birds, about 80 species of butterflies, a number of reptiles. But many people have the species' list of about 350 birds along with photographs. The richness and tranquity of grasslands invites pairs of sarus cranes to breed in the rainy season. One of the biggest attractions of this national park is the tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) and its sightings. Bandhavgarh has a very high density of tigers within the folds of its jungles. The 105 km2 of park area open to tourists was reported to have 22 tigers, a density of one tiger for every 4.77 km2. (Population estimation exercise 2001). The population of tigers in the park in 2012 is about 44-49. There is a saying about the Park that goes: "In any other Park, you are lucky if you see a tiger. In Bandhavgarh, you are unlucky if you don't see (at least) one." Bandhavgarh t...