The Chambal Garden is located in southeastern
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
on the banks of the
Chambal River in the town of
Kota (once part of the
Rajput kingdom).
The well-groomed garden's centerpiece is a pond replete with
gharials, which used to house
magars
The Magar, also spelled as Mangar, and Mongar, are the third largest ethnolinguistic groups of Nepal, indigenous to Western Nepal and representing 7.1% of Nepal's total population according to the 2011 Nepal census.
The original home of the Magar ...
as well. The pond can be crossed via a
suspension bridge or by boat to allow a closeup view of the fish-eating reptiles.
The garden draws large number of couples. The garden has also a toy train which gives the complete tour of the garden. The garden is a good place for persons who like boating and want to spend a quality time in solitariness.
Some scenes of the 2017
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
film ''
Badrinath Ki Dulhania
''Badrinath Ki Dulhania'' () is a 2017 Indian romantic comedy film written and directed by Shashank Khaitan and produced by Dharma Productions. A spiritual successor to ''Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' (2014), the film stars Varun Dhawan and Alia ...
'' were also shot here.
References
External links
Chambal Garden website
Gardens in Rajasthan
Tourist attractions in Kota, Rajasthan
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