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'''Todgarh Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a wildlife sanctuary in [[Rajasthan]], India. Spread over the [[Ajmer]], [[Pali district|Pali]] and [[Rajsamand]] districts of the state, it was established in 1983. It occupies about 495 km<sup>2</sup> of tropical deciduous forests and grassland. Major wildlife includes leopard, wild boar, chinkara, common langur, sloth bears and Indian wolf. Also, about 143 bird species were recorded here in the 2013 survey.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-14|title=The Ecotone: The Todgarh-Raoli and Kumbhalgarh Sanctuaries of Rajasthan|url=https://sustain.round.glass/habitat/todgarh-raoli-kumbhalgarh-sanctuaries/|access-date=2021-07-06|website=RoundGlass {{!}} Sustain|language=en-US}}</ref> Nearest major town is Ajmer, which is 105 km away. Ajmer Junction Railway Station and Beawar Railway Station are the nearest railheads.

==Location==
The sanctuary is located pretty much in the middle of the [[Aravalli Range|Aravalli hill ranges]], being based on the village of [[Todgarh]], 25 km from Jassa Khera on NH-8 Delhi-Udaipur Highway.

==Dudhaleshwar Temple==
An ancient temple dedicated to [[Shiva]], surrounded by tall trees of Karanj, Tamarind, and Banyan, attracts tourists. There is a perennial source of spring water in the temple. There is an ancient shivling and the water stream flows from this shivling. That can be seen every season.

== Kajalwas Dhuni ==
Kajalwas Dhuni is a place of ancient [[Religion|religious]] importance where nine [[yogi]]s of the '[[Nath]]' sect have done intense [[tapasya]].<ref name=":72">{{Cite journal|last1=Khanaa|first1=Vibha|last2=Sharma|first2=Anita|title=TADGARH-RAOLI: DESTINATION WITH IMMENSE POTENTIAL FOR ECO-TOURISM|url=https://www.sajth.com/old/2010/Microsoft%20Word%20-%2016.pdf|journal=[[South Asian Journal of Tourism and Heritage]]|volume=3|pages=152–157}}</ref> It is situated in the lap of [[Aravalli Range]]<ref name=":722">{{Cite journal|last1=Singh|first1=Partap|last2=Purohit|first2=Chandan Singh|last3=Singh|first3=Mohan|date=April 2020|title=First Sighting of IUCN red listed Three Bird species of Family : Accipitridae at Todgarh Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343222883_First_Sighting_of_IUCN_red_listed_Three_Bird_species_of_Family_Accipitridae_at_Todgarh_Raoli_Wildlife_Sanctuary_Rajasthan_India|journal=[[International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology]]|volume=7|pages=366–370|eissn=2395-602X}}</ref> about four kilometers east of [[Siriyari]], [[Rajasthan]], India. This place has the [[samadhi]]s of nine {{proper name|[[nath]]s}} and many devotees visit this place daily to offer their respects at the samadhi.

==[[Dewair]]==
Dewair is a historical place inside the sanctuary associated with [[Maharana Pratap]]. It is the site where he defeated the [[Mughal army]] of [[Akbar]]{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}. [[James Tod]] called it the "Marathon of Mewar" in his book ''[[Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan]]''.

==Bheelberi falls==
Inside the sanctuary in Bhagora forest block there is 55-metre high waterfall. Falling of water can be seen in the rainy season. Roosting long-billed vultures and numerous rock beehives on the cliffs just near to it can also be watched. Bheelberi can be approached by a jeep 4 km nature trail.

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[[Category:Animal sanctuaries]]
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1983]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Rajasthan]]

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