In addition to tigers, Ranthambore is still home to very healthy populations of chital, nilgai , jackals, panthers, jungle cats and a wide array of birds, among which you may see crested serpent eagles, paradise flycatchers and more common peacocks and painted storks.

One of the best places for bird-watching is the fort, which is also the site of a temple to Ganesh, where people from all over the country write to the elephant-headed god to invite him to their weddings. All the letters are read aloud to Ganesh (or at least to his image) by the temple priest.

Ranthambore is open from October to June, but the best time to visit is during the dry season (Jan-April), when the lack of water entices the larger animals out to the lakeside. During and immediately after the monsoons, they are more likely to remain in the forest.

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