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Mahua Kothi
Nestled in Central India among the picturesque Vindhya and Satpura ranges, Mahua Kothi is housed in one of India's most beautiful national parks, Bandhavgarh National Park. The dramatic landscape features tropical forests and woodlands, and steep rocky hills with flat grasslands in the valleys below. The reserve supports one of the highest densities of tigers on the Subcontinent. Its hilly open terrain includes many large grassland meadows that offer good chances of sightings. The Park is also home to a large variety of mammals: leopard, chital (spotted deer), Sambar deer, nilgai, wild boar, chinkara, sloth bear, rhesus macaque, grey langur, jungle cat, hyena, porcupine, jackal, fox, and wild dog.
The name Mahua Kothi draws its inspiration from one of India's most beautiful trees, the Madhuca Indica, or as it is commonly known, the Mahua or butter tree. Pronounced 'ma-hoo-a', this tree with its fleshy off-white flowers plays a central role in festivals and rituals.
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 It was a lovely winter morning, with sunrays piercing canopy and falling on ground. We were close to breakfast point and then suddenly we heard chital alarm calls. We stopped to see what it was, but it was difficult to spot because of thick bamboo all around us. We heard something walking on grass...this is what we saw, “Tiger in it’s perfect habitat.”
Posted: Mahua Kothi by chandravijay hada, Date: 4 December 2008
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 Pangolin is the rarest animal one can come across in the central indian jungle, and here I saw this Pangolin all rolled up like a soccer ball and being rolled around by two sub-adult Tigers who were just too curious about it. They tried biting did not succeed they tried to use claws still no use, one of the tigers got tired and left it alone the second...
Posted: Mahua Kothi by Himanshu Rathore, Date: 26 November 2008
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 The morning was misty and a bit chilly too. When we reached the park gate the mood was somber. With new route system being tried it was a feeling of being in the same place with a difference. With just a few minutes in the park, we hear a growl. Out of a bush, came a big head of a male tiger followed by low growls. Seconds later growls intensified and...
Posted: Mahua Kothi by Kartikeya Singh Chauhan, Date: 2 October 2008
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 These lime butterflies looked beautiful puddling on a pile of fresh elephant dung, there were so many of them that they covered the entire dung pile. The special beauty could be noticed in this photograph as it looks like symmetrical patterns of different colours.
Posted: Mahua Kothi by Himanshu Rathore, Date: 2 October 2008
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 Morning of 1st October 2008 we were all excited to enter the Bandhavgarh jungle as for three months we were away from our office the bandhavgarh national park. As we entered we were totally enticed by the jungle which was lush green, much greener than how we had left it when we saw it last, this was all the result of good rains during the monsoon months....
Posted: Mahua Kothi by Himanshu Rathore, Date: 1 October 2008
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 I was exploring the western side of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve with my guest. As we drove on the other side of a hill a big bird flew in front of us and perched on a dry branch at a distance. Without mistake I knew this was a black capped kingfiesher because I had seen this bird in Pench Tiger Reserve before. Upon researching we realised that this is the...
Posted: Mahua Kothi by Kartikeya Singh Chauhan, Date: 24 April 2008
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Sometimes putting a bit of extra effort in the wild bears its own fruits. While trying to look for a tiger that had gone inside a cave we decided to drive a couple of kms ahead on a water hole. Suddenly our guide's eyes caught sight of a rock that looked unusually black in colour. It took us a while to comprehent this Sloth Bear mother with a cub on her...
Posted: Mahua Kothi by Kartikeya Singh Chauhan, Date: 21 April 2008
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 Lake Naivasha - Kenya. You feel at peace looking at this lake.
Posted: Mahua Kothi by Uma Iyer, Date: 20 March 2008
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 Watch peacefully at this lake and you would find inner peace within yourself. Lake - Naivasha - Kenya
Posted: Mahua Kothi by Uma Iyer, Date: 20 March 2008
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When visiting an Indan jungle, its always a dream come true to be able to see the rare and magnificient tiger. We were on our way out of the park in the evening when all of a sudden we spotted a tigress in the middle of making a kill. She had a spotted deer by the neck and the deer's body was convulsing. We stopped and watched with bated breath. The...
Posted: Mahua Kothi by Harendra singh, Date: 19 March 2008
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