India, Dec. 19 -- Tigress Sultana was spotted with her two newly born cubs in Rajasthan's Ranthambore Tiger Reserve on Friday morning, prompting the temporary closure of the gate connecting Ranthambore Fort to Ganesh Dham for around half an hour, officials said.

According to forest officials, Sultana gave birth near the Mishradarra Gate. "All of her previous litters were also born in a cave located near the same gate, indicating her strong territorial attachment to the area," an official said.

Devotees visiting the Ganesh Dham temple early Friday morning spotted the tigress with her cubs on their route and alerted forest officials. "About a month after giving birth, the tigress began shifting her cubs deeper into the forest. Today morni...