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'''Todgarh Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a wildlife sanctuary in [[Rajasthan]], India.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nair |first1=Anirudh |title=The Guide: The Twin Sanctuaries of Kumbhalgarh and Todgarh-Raoli |url=https://roundglasssustain.com/habitats/guide-kumbhalgarh-and-todgarh-raoli |website=Roundglass |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref> Spread over the [[Ajmer]], [[Pali district|Pali]] and [[Rajsamand]] districts of the state, it was established in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |title=Todgarh Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary |url=https://wildtrails.in/todgarh-raoli-wildlife-sanctuary/ |website=WildTrails |access-date=6 August 2025}}</ref> It occupies about 495 km<sup>2</sup> of tropical deciduous forests and grassland. Major wildlife includes [[leopard]], [[wild boar]], [[chinkara]], [[common langur]], [[Sloth bear|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 situated roughly at the center of the Aravalli hill ranges, being based on the village of [[Todgarh]], 25 km from Jassa Khera on NH-8 Delhi-Udaipur Highway.

[[File:Kundal copy.jpg|thumb|Raoli village in Todgarh-Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary]]

==Places of Interest==
===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="Khanaa Sharma">{{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="Singh Purohit Singh">{{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.

==References==
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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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