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Mukundpur is a village in Amarpatan tehsil, Maihar district, Madhya Pradesh State, India.

The first white tiger of the world was spotted by Rewa Maharaja (King) Martand Singh in 1951, in this region. To commemmrate this World's First White Tiger Safari Maharaja Martan Singh Judeo White Tiger Safari And Zoo was inaugrated on 3rd April 2016 in the Jungles of Mukundpur. [1]

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References

  1. "World's first White Tiger Safari to come up in Madhya Pradesh". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2016.

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