Tourists throng Peacock Valley in eastern Indian city

Record ID: 1704948

  • Title: Tourists throng Peacock Valley in eastern Indian city
  • Date: 2nd January 2023
  • Summary: CUTTACK, ODISHA, INDIA (JANUARY 01, 2023) (ANI - No use India) TOURISTS WATCHING PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS ROAMING IN VALLEY PEACOCK EATING GRAINS VARIOUS OF PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS EATING GRAINS TOURISTS GETTING PHOTOGRAPHS CLICKED WITH PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS IN THE BACKGROUND MAN FEEDING PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS EATING GRAINS TOURISTS CLICKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF PEACOCKS AND PEAHEN PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS EATING GRAINS (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) CARETAKER OF THE PEACOCK VALLEY, KANHU CHARAN BEHERA WHO FEEDS PEACOCKS, SAYING: "There were approximately 108 peafowls here before the coronavirus lockdown but now there are more than 163 peafowls as they remained undisturbed during the lockdown since tourists stopped visiting." PEACOCK PERCHING ON A TREE PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS EATING GRAINS PEACOCK ROAMING IN VALLEY PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS EATING GRAINS TOURISTS WATCHING PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) TOURIST, SUNINDA PANSARI, SAYING: "This is really exciting and starting the new year watching peacocks is the best thing. I have never seen so many peacocks in the same place before and they are so friendly and we and the caretaker can also feed them." PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS EATING GRAINS TOURISTS CLICKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS BEHERA THROWING GRAINS TO FEED PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS PEACOCKS AND PEAHENS EATING GRAINS
  • Embargoed: 16th January 2023 13:25
  • Keywords: Cuttack India New Year Odisha Peacock Valley feeding peacocks peahen tourism tourists
  • Location: CUTTACK, ODISHA, INDIA
  • City: CUTTACK, ODISHA, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Environment,Nature/Wildlife
  • Reuters ID: LVA001HRKMUKV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:'Peacock Valley' in India's eastern Cuttack city saw a rush of tourists who came to kick start the new year watching peafowls on Sunday (January 01).
    Tourists clicked photographs of the peafowls, who were roaming in the open, and watched them from a distance.
    "There were approximately 108 peafowls before the coronavirus lockdown but now there are more than 163," said the caretaker of the valley, KanhuCharanBehera.
    Behera said that earlier in 1999 his grandfather spotted two peahens and one peacock and took care of those and fed them. Later, the population of the birds, as he gave them a safe haven increased from three to 117 now. After the death of his grandfather PannuBehera, Kanhucharan has been looking after them now.
    He mostly feeds the peacocks with rice grains, wheat grains, or cooked rice. Apart from peacocks, the spot also has mongoose, pigeons, doves, and among other birds.
    Over the years, 'Peacock Valley' has become a popular tourist attraction.
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