Bandhavgarh History :Bandhavgarh is a legendry place and is having mythological importance.Bandhav + Garh, 'Bandhav' in english means the brother and Garh means the fort, so the name of bandhavgarh means the brother fort. The name of the reserve was due to the presence of ancient fort on the mountain. It was belived that lord Rama has gifted the fort to his younger brother lord lakshmana.
There is irrefutable evidence of human activity and architechural techinques used in the fort. There are several man mande caves with inscription and rock paintings.The archelogical surveys states that bandhavgarh dates back to before chirst period.

In the bandhavgarh fort region you will find the written proofs of the bharihas and vakatak dynasties ruled over the land in and around the bandhavgarh region.
Some of the major dynasties which ruled the bandhavgarh area were the Sengars, the kalchuris and the Baghels. The Baghels were belived to be ruled the bandhavgarh fort for the long period.In 1618 AD, the baghels decided that their kingdom had so been extended that bandhavgarh now was in a corner of the kingdom, rather than in the center. So, in days when distances were measured in days rather than in hours, it was deemed fit to shift the capital to rewa in order to save a couple of days. Baghels, with this one stroke were able to save ages for this marvelous land, for they ended up tiger, quite unlimited though ! Once the king and the armies had villages around the fort were deserted and people started to move to greener pastures. Pressures removed, the habitat responded marvelously and a dense, diverse jungle came up, enabling the tiger pyramid to firmly establish itself. 

The maharajas of rewa, as historians would later call Baghels, realized that a most marvelous jungle had sprung up around the deserted fort of Bandhavgarh and that large and fierce beasts of strength roamed within its folds. chivairy was the most ferocious of all beasts the Tiger ! So, Bandhavgarh was declared a game reserve wwith only the royal family having rights of hunting the fierce animal. But, they put the fence rather high, so far as chivalry acknowledgements were concerned at 109 to be exact ! The Rajahs and princes had to shoot down at least 109 tigers to be termed truly chivalrous. So, Rajah Gulab Singh Baghel ended up bringing down 83 tigers during one single year in this pursuit of the magical figure of 109 !

October-November Months
In first two months (October & November), after opening of park, climate remains pleasant as after monsoon departure, we can find greenery everywhere in the forest area with plenty of water-holes. During this time reptiles & birds sighting can be good but animals sighting is not so good due to density of bushes & grasslands. Due to festival season in North & Central India, domestic tourists prefers to visit Bandhavgarh and resorts remain occupied with them. It is the time we one can see the track-maintenance, grass cutting etc. work is going on in & around Safari zones. It is the time when one can enjoy the freshness of forest.

December - January Months 
It is the time of winters. This is the ideal time for foreign tourists to visit Bandhavgarh as climate remains good. During this time, Bandhavgarh registers good volume of foreign tourists. December month week-end, especially the time of Christmas festival & New Year time, resorts remain fully-packed with tourists. So those who are planning to visit tiger reserve this time should make their bookings confirmed before 40-60 days in advance. This time resorts & lodges charge remain at their peak. From 15-Dec till 25-Jan, normally North India remain affected by Fog due to which Flights & Trains remain delayed by 02-20hrs delayed so visitors are advised to keep 24hrs in reserve to avoid any kind of inconvenience. Tourists often face problem of cancellation of flights & trains during this time which adversely affects their scheduled trips. During this time, road traffic remain un-affected from fogs. This time is good for bird-watching. It is also ideal time of tiger-mating and one can be lucky enough to witness tiger-mating in wilderness.

February - March Months 
During this time, park receives low tourist traffic as due to examination time in Indian schools, domestic tourists avoids traveling. In this months, one may notice improved tiger sighting as due to good weather, animals comes into open and to some extent forest density also reduces which leads to improved wild-animals sighting. Birds sighting also remains good as it is the time of popular Mahua fruit (Madhuca longifolia), the fruit of Indian Butter Tree attracts most of the herbivores and omnivores animals. One may often notice herds of spotted deers & black-faced Languars together. Sloth bear sighting also remain good as it can be seen under Mahua Trees. Incidences of human killing by tigers often happens this time as local villagers often intrude into tiger's territory in search of Mahua fruits. During this time red & orange flowers in Flame of Forest trees enhances the beauty of forest. Wildlife photography often organized in these months. In North & Central India, Holi festival is celebrated in the month of March. On the day of festival (Dhulendi) park often remain closed for evening safari but last decision is of park management. One should avoid any kind of surface traveling during these 2-3 days as often local villages stops the vehicle for donation in the name of festival and consumes alcholic wines etc.

April – May – June Months 
This is the time of severe heat waves in North & Central India. It is the tough time for foreign tourists but preferred time of tiger photographers. are considered the best time to do wildlife photography and tiger photography. As in schools of India, it is the time after examinations, domestic tourists likes to visit Bandhavgarh. Student groups, conference tours often organized during this time. During this time, wildlife photography remain easy, shots of tiger around kill, resting around water source, resting in water, tigress with cubs etc can be expected. During this time Tala Safari Zone have good number of active water sources and the area have hills of sand-stone that retain water from long time and also felt cool during day time so tiger sighting chances in Tala Zone are far better than any other tourist zones of Bandhavgarh National Park. It is also the time to enjoy special summer offers containing discounts of accommodation.