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5 unusual facts about gaur


Baban Singh

Singh has also been accused of inciting the violent uprising against maoists on March 21, 2007 in Gaur, where 27 Maoists were killed.

Biswa Singha

The Gaur rulers still had ambitions to conquer the Brahmaputra valley which brought them into conflict with the newly expanded Ahom kingdom.

In 1498, Alauddin Hussain Shah of Gaur attacked Nilambar, the king of Kamata, and occupied it.

Chandranath Temple

The Rajmala states that about 800 years ago, Raja Biswambhar Sur, a descendant of the famous Adisur of Gaur, tried to reach Chandranath by sea.

Khanzada Rajputs

The Gautam, Sombansi and Janwar are found mainly in Lakhimpur, while the Gaur are found mainly in Nighasan.


Anaimalai Hills

Numerous wildlife species can be seen including elephants, gaur, water buffaloes, tigers, panthers, sloth bears, pangolins, Black-headed Orioles, crocodiles, Green Pigeons, civet cats, Dhole, Sambar and 31 groups of endangered lion-tailed macaques.

Bokeo Province

Other than the gibbons the wild life in the reserve reported are: Great Barbet (Megalaima virens); Grey-headed Parakeet (Psittacula finschii); grey leaf monkeys (Semnopithecus); Crab-eating Mongoose (Herpestes urva), tiger (Panthera tigris); smaller cats; Dhole (Cuon alpinus), bears (two types); otters; sambar (Cervus unicolor); and wild cattle (Gaur).

Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary

The most common mammal species of this sanctuary are – Hoolock Gibbon, slow loris, Pig-tailed Macaque, Stump-tailed Macaque, Capped Langur, Asian Elephant, Tiger, Black Panther, Leopard, Gaur, Chinese Pangolin, Himalayan Black Bear, Himalayan Squirrel, Leopard Cat, Clouded Leopard, Porcupine, Crab Eating Mongoose, Sambar, Sun bear, Binturong, Barking deer, Golden cat, marbled cat etc.

Dharmendra Gaur

Dharmendra Gaur started his career as an employee of the Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur and worked there for seven years.

Gavi, Kerala

Gavi's evergreen forests are abundant with wildlife including the Tiger, elephants, Leopards, Bears, Indian Gaur, sambar, barking and mouse deers, Lion Tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Marten and more than 250 species of birds.

History of Bankura district

There is mention in two Vaishnava works, Prem-vilasa of Nityananda Das (alias Balaram Das) and Bhakti Ratnakara of Narahari Chakrabarti, about Srinivasa and other bhaktas (devotees) being robbed by Bir Hambir, when they were travelling from Vrindavan to Gaur with a number of Vaishanava manuscripts.

Jaiswal Brahmin

Few of the common Jaiswal Brahmin Surnames are Jaiswal, Jayaswal, Gaur, Garg, Gupta, Bhagat, Vaish(nav), Dubey, Prasad, Chowdhury, Rai or Ray or Roy, Thakur, Sahu, Malviya, Varma or Varman Or Barman, etc.

Nawabganj District

One of the most graceful monument of the Sultanate period is the Chhota Sona Masjid or Sona Mosque at Gaur in Chapainawabganj Built by one Wali Muhammad during the reign of Sultan Alauddin Husain Shah (1493–1519).

Satpura Range

These forest enclaves provide habitat to several at risk and endangered species, including the Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris), gaur (Bos gaurus), dhole (Cuon alpinus), sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis), and blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra).

Vattavada

These protected areas are especially known for several threatened and endemic species including Nilgiri Thar, the Grizzled Giant Squirrel, the Nilgiri Wood-pigeon, Elephant, the Gaur, the Nilgiri langur, the Sambar, and the Neelakurinji (that blossoms only once in twelve years).


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