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A ride into the Tiger Reserve is quite exciting, if not always rewarding. One can hire a guide and a jeep from the forest department. The core of the forest is not open to tourists. Watch towers and ground hides have been created to see the wildlife in relative stillness and safety.

There are two large forts looming in lonely isolation deep in the forests. These forts are said to have been built by the Adivasi kings of the Chero dynasty. Raja Medhni Raj, the ruler of Chotanagpur began the construction and the task of completing the forts was left to his son Pratap Raj while the father battled with invaders. The main sentinel of the old fort is visible high up on the hill. It has defences in three directions, and three main gates, the largest named Singh Dwar (Lion Gate). The Nagpuri Gate has two inscriptions in Sanskrit and Persian. On the imposing main gate of the lower fort, some embellishments in blue tile are still intact. The architecture is very Islamic which speaks of Daud Khan. s conquest. During the British times a sum was paid regularly for the upkeep of the forests and a lot of excavation and restoration was carried out.

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In the surrounding areas of the Palamau Wildlife Sanctuary is Ranchi around 140 km away. The city was, during the British Raj, the summer capital of Bihar state and is now all set to become the capital of the newly proposed Jharkhand state.

The Hazaribagh National Park close by has an ecosystem and inhabitants similar to that of Palamau, but is smaller in size.

Netarhat, the Queen of Chotanagpur. is situated at an elevation of 3,700 feet above sea level. Here, one is exposed to abundant lush greenery and great landscape.