Places to visit in RaeBareli

Introduction:

The district of Raebareli, which was created by the British in 1858, is named after its headquarters town. Tradition has it that the town was founded by the Bhars and was known as Bharauli or Barauli which in course of time got corrupted into Bareli. The prefix, Rae, is said to be a corruption of Rahi, a village 5km west of the town.

These are the places to visit.

1.Samaspur Bird Sanctuary: 

Samaspur Bird Sanctuary is a protected area situated near Salon in Raebareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India, about 122 km from Lucknow on Lucknow-Varanasi highway. It was established in 1987 on about 780 hectares of land. The nearest railway station is Unchahar and the nearest airport is Fursatganj. More than 250 varieties of birds can be seen there, some of which travel more than 5000 km to get there, including the greylag goose, pintail, common teal, Eurasian wigeon, northern shoveler, and ruddy shelduck (Surkhab). Local birds include the knob-billed duck, lesser whistling-duck, Indian spot-billed duck, Eurasian spoonbill, kingfishers, and vultures. There are twelve varieties of fish in the lake at Samaspur.

2.Sri Aastik Swami Temple :

According to the Mahabharata epic, Arjuna burnt the Khandav forest to expand the State of Hastinapur. During this expansion Sri Krishna helped by destroying the Naga dynasty through the destruction of the great Khandav forest. However the Pandavas did not want to kill the Nagas. To avenge the destruction of the Khandav forest, it is said that the Naga lineage led by Takshaka sought revenge against the Pandavas.

The Nagas looked forward to the destruction of the Pandava kingdom in Hastinapur. During this time, the son of Arjuna, Parikshit was killed by a Nagvanshi warrior named Takshaka. The weapon used to kill him was called the Nagpash. Angered by this act, Janamejaya, the son of Parikshit burned a large number of snakes alive in an act called the Sarp Yagya. However, Sri Aastik Swami saved some of the important snakes. The day when these snakes were saved came to be known as Shravan Shukla Panchami and later Nagapanchami.

Overjoyed by Sri Swami Sri Astik's actions, the snakes blessed him with supreme power and also a blessing that his worshippers would never need to fear snakes or any venomous creatures. In fact, no one would fear snakes wherever his name was spoken.

3.Behta Bridge :

Aqueduct at Behta This Bridge is situated in the outskirts of the Raebareli city. The important thing of this Bridge is that at this place Sharda canal crosses the Sai river. An aqueduct has been constructed and the canal flows in the duct.

4. Indira Gandhi Memorial Botanical Garden :

Statue of Smt. Indira Gandhi at Botanical Garden Indira Gandhi Memorial Botanical Garden was established in the year 1986 in order to restore the ecological balance. The garden is situated on the left side of Lucknow-Varanasi highway. This garden is situated on the northern bank of sai river. In the west of the garden Raebareli- Allahabad railway Line is running which is parallel to Lucknow- Varanasi highway. Total proposed area of the park is 57 hectare, out of which 10 hectare have been developed till now and it is growing day by day. The purpose of garden is not merely to make it a place for growing flowers, fruits or vegetables but also an educational installation for scientists, reaserch workers/ students and general public for awakening interest in plant life. Medicinal plant trails (consist of 114 plants of 23 medicinal species such as Azadirachta indica ‘Neem’, Jatropha curcas ‘Jamalghota’, Datura metel ‘Dhatura’, Nerium Oleander ‘Kaner’ etc.), Cultural plant trails (consist of 156 plants of 16 species such as Aegal Marmel ‘Bel’, Ficus Religiosa ‘Pipal’),, Economic Plant trails (consist of 60 plants of 12 species),, Bulbous garden (consisting of Caina, Jaiferenthus, Rajnigandha, Haimanthos, Nargis, Gladuolos & Haemoroucoulis etc.) Rock garden, Rose garden, Seasonal plant garden, Aquatic garden and a Green house are included in the Botanical garden.

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5. Shoes ( NAAGRE):

Raebareli enjoys a very long history of traditional arts. Shoes (NAAGRE) of Semrauta, brassware of Maharajganj and earthen toys of Kakoran are living examples of craftsmanship for which Raebareli was always famous.