Recently some prehistoric cave paintings from a hundred thousand years ago have been discovered by an environmental activist, Sunil Harsana in Mangarbani hill forest in the Faridabad district of Haryana.
Archeologists in Haryana have estimated that this prehistoric site in Faridabad’s Mangarbani hill forest, could be a hundred thousand years old.
This site came into the spotlight of Archaeologists when Harsana shares the painting’s picture on social media. This prompted the Archaeologists of Haryana to conduct exploration in Mangar, Shilakhari, Dhauj, Kot, Roj ka Gujjar, and Damdama in Faridabad in June this year.
KNOW THE ARAVALLIS
— Aravalli Bachao (@AravalliBachao) July 15, 2021
Archaeologists have discovered one of the oldest cave paintings in India in Faridabad Aravallis near India’s National Capital that they believe belong to Upper Palaeolithic age which began around 40000 years ago & lasted till 10000 yrs ago. #SaveOurAravallis pic.twitter.com/K5H2CBeo1M
This was the actual tweet that drew the attention of the archaeologists of Haryana.
This place is already becoming the topic of discussion because of the newly discovered prehistoric cave paintings, and the archaeology department of Haryana is also looking for some more sites like this around this place.
Now more and more people will plan to visit this place, and if you are one of them, then this post will help you know what else you can do other than sightseeing the place.
Mangar is not only popular because of the newly discovered prehistoric cave paintings but also for the sacred forests which have been preserved by the Gujjar community. The region is dominated by Dhau trees. This place has been a great attraction for the Delhi/ NCR people after this coronavirus pandemic started and travel has been affected; as it is easily accessible from all directions.
So, here are the things that you can do in Mangar Village:
Talking of activities, one can do hiking, cycling, rock-climbing, bouldering, motorbiking around the place. The location is picking up charts among bike riders wanting a great Sunday ride.
How to reach Mangar?
The village lies on the Gurgaon-Faridabad toll road.
By road: Delhi to Mangar is about 54 km by and from Gurgaon to Mangar is about 30 km by road.
By air: Indira Gandhi International Airport is the nearest airport to Manger.
By train: Nearest railway station Is Old Faridabad Railway Station. And the nearest metro station is Chhatarpur.
