A report on Terai

Aerial view of Terai plains near Biratnagar, Nepal
The light green areas indicate the Terai in Nepal
Jungle in Uttarakhand

Lowland region in northern India and southern Nepal that lies south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

- Terai
Aerial view of Terai plains near Biratnagar, Nepal

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Bhabar

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Region south of the Lower Himalayas and the Sivalik Hills in Kumaon, India, containing some of the largest cities of Kumaon, Haldwani and Ramnagar, both in Nainital District.

Region south of the Lower Himalayas and the Sivalik Hills in Kumaon, India, containing some of the largest cities of Kumaon, Haldwani and Ramnagar, both in Nainital District.

The underground water level is deep in this region, then rises to the surface in the Terai below where coarse alluvium gives way to less permeable silt and clay.

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

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The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in the Terai of eastern Nepal covering 175 km2 of wetlands in the Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur Districts.

Lakhimpur Kheri district

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Largest district in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the border with Nepal.

Largest district in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the border with Nepal.

Sharda River near Sharda Barrage
Swamp deer
Bajaj Hindusthan Limited (BHL) sugar plant, Gola Gokarannath
Zafar Ali Naqvi as Chief Guest for the prize distribution ceremony of IT festival – Nerdz 2003, New Delhi
Teerth-Kund at Shiv Temple, Gola Gokarannath
Frog temple

The district is within the Terai lowlands at the base of the Himalayas, with several rivers and lush green vegetation.

Maharajganj district

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One of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, and the town of Maharajganj is the district headquarter.

One of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, and the town of Maharajganj is the district headquarter.

It is located in Terai regions of Himalayas, bordering Nepal in North.

Kanchanpur District

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Kanchanpur District (कञ्चनपुर जिल्ला ), a part of Sudurpashchim Province in the Terai plain, is one of seventy seven districts of Nepal.

Siraha District

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One of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal.

One of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal.

VDCs and Municipalities (blue) in Siraha District

It is situated in the Terai belt of Nepal.

Saptari District

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One of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal.

One of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal.

Tribhuvan Chok (now Gajendra Chok) situated in the centre of Rajbiraj
VDCs and Municipalities (blue) in Saptari District
Chinnamasta Bhagwati, Sakhda
Kankalini Temple

Saptari is an Outer Terai district.

Awadh

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Region and proposed state in the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.

Region and proposed state in the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.

Lal Bagh entrance in Faizabad, Municipal Corporation of Ayodhya, as depicted in Gate of the Loll-Baug at Fyzabad by Thomas and William Daniell, 1801* (BL).
Mahi Maraatib fish emblazoned over the gateway to Safdarjung's tomb
Saadat Ali Khan, the first Nawab of Awadh, who laid the foundation of Faizabad.
Safdarjung, the second Nawab of Awadh, who made Faizabad a military headquarters.
Shuja-ud-Daula, the third Nawab in Faizabad, pictured with Four Sons, General Barker and other Military Officers.
Gulab Bari in Faizabad is the tomb of Shuja-ud-Daula, The third Nawab of Awadh.
Bara Imambara in Lucknow is the tomb of Asaf-ud-Daula, the fourth Nawab of Awadh.
Asaf-Ud-Dowlah, The fourth Nawab of Awadh, who shifted the capital of Awadh from Faizabad to Lucknow.
Hyder Beg Khan, minister to Nawab of Awadh, Asaf-ud-Daula
Silver rupee of Awadh, struck in the name of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II at Lucknow in AH 1229 (=1814–15 CE). The coin features a stylised fish on the reverse, the dynastic symbol of the Nawabs of Awadh, seen also on the Awadh flag. At this time, the fiction that Awadh was subject to the Mughal emperor was maintained.
Silver rupee of Wajid Ali Shah, struck at Lucknow in AH 1267 (1850–51 CE) and showing the Awadh coat of arms. Starting in 1819, coins no longer mentioned the Mughal emperor, but were struck in the nawab's own name.
Gates of the Palace at Lucknow by W. Daniell, 1801
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, 1903
Kebabs are an important part of Awadhi cuisine

2) Silliana, consisting of lower range of hills to the north of Uttara Kosala, now belonging to Nepal, with the Tarai at its base.

Awadhi people

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Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group who speak the Awadhi dialect and reside in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh.

Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group who speak the Awadhi dialect and reside in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh.

Many Awadhis also migrated to Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha in India and some adjoining regions of the Terai in Nepal, and in addition 1.9 per cent of Nepalis are Awadhi speakers.

Indian rhinoceros

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Rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent.

Rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent.

Wart-like bumps on the hind legs
The Indian rhinoceros's single horn
The skull of an Indian rhinoceros
Indian rhinoceros in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Population trend since 1910
Indian rhinoceros at Bardia National Park
Indian rhinoceros in Manas National Park
Indian rhinoceros in the water
Indian rhinoceros showing its sharp lower incisor teeth used for fighting
Cow with calf
Mughal emperor Babur on a rhino hunt, 16th century.
Babur and his party hunting for rhinoceros in Swati, from Illuminated manuscript Baburnama
Indian rhinoceroses enjoy bathing at Zoo Basel
Dürer's Rhinoceros

As a result of habitat destruction and climatic changes its range has gradually been reduced so that by the 19th century, it only survived in the Terai grasslands of southern Nepal, northern Uttar Pradesh, northern Bihar, northern West Bengal, and in the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam.