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Charminar
The great monument is a synonym for Hyderabad and the pivot around which the glory and history of the city have developed. Apart from being the core of the city’s cultural milieu, it has become a brand name. |
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Lumbini Park
This beautiful entertainment park is
situated on the shore of Hussainsagar lake. The
landscaping here is a visual treat. A musically
synchronized water fountain. |
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NTR Garden
A leisure and
entertainment centre adjoining the Hussainsagar
lake, the NTR Gardens house a memorial (Samadhi)
of Late N.T. Rama Rao, one of the most charismatic
human in India.
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Tirupati
TirupaTirupati is located at the foothills of
Tirumala. The city owes its existence to the sacred temple situated on the
Tirumala Hills. Tirumala is the abode of Lord Venkateshwara. |
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Public Gardens
Hyderabad
has several beautiful gardens, one of the most
popular being the Public Gardens, which encloses
the State Legislature. |
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Shilparamam
Shilparamam is
an arts and crafts village showcasing various art
forms and handicrafts of various artists from all
over the State. Shilparamam plays host to myrid
traditions of arts and crafts of the country.
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Birla Planetarium
Birla
Planetarium is India's most modern planetarium and
first of its kind in the country. It is equipped
with advanced technology from Japan and is built
on Naubat Pahad. |
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Salarjung Museum
Salarjung
museum houses one of the biggest one-man
collections of antiques of the world by Mir Yousuf
Ali Khan, Salar Jung III. |
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Golconda Fort
Golconda has
been known as famous center for diamonds, and the
diamond mines boast of some of the most renowned
diamonds in the world. |
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Warangal Fort
Warangal is
situated 157 km north-east of Hyderabad. It is
famous for its thousand pillar temple-a specimen
of the Chalukya architecture. |
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Bidar Fort
110 km northwest
of Hyd. lies Bidar, former capital of the
Bahamani, and later on Barid Shahi dynasty.
Ultimately it was annexed by Aurangzeb. |
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Nagarjunakonda
Nagarjunakonda,
lying south-east of Hyderabad, has had been under
strong Buddhist influence. The Satvahanas built a
grand stupa at Amravati, embellished with most
sumptuous sculptures. |
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Pearls
Hyderabad’s
chief claim to international fame rests on two things,
the Charminar and the pearl market. Both the Qutb Shahi
rulers and the Nizams loved pearls and diamonds.They
patronized this trade in a big way. The Asaf Jahi Nizams
not only wore ropes of pearls studded with diamonds as
part of state regalia but also used paste for crushed
pearls as beauty aids. The princesses were covered with
pearls and weighed against pearls on their birthdays. |
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Bidriware
Hyderabad
is also famous for Bidriware, a type of encrusted
metalwork where one metal is inlaid or overlaid on
another metal. It looks similar to damascene work (koft
gari) with gold or silver. Originating from Bidar, this
art achieved perfection in Hyderabad. The design is
inlaid by hammering in strands of wire in engraved
grooves in linear design or pieces of chiseled out
pattern in metal are inserted in exact cut out surface
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For women, Hyderabad holds yet another
shopping opportunity-those irresistible late sarees in
striking colors. The patterning is done by resist-dyeing
or tie-dyeing the yarn before it is put on the loom for
weaving. It requires precise measurement of designs and
patterns-birds animals or diamonds cut motifs. The other
popular variety of saris is from Siddipet, Dharmavaram,
Narayanpet and Gadwal. | |
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Hyderabadi
Biryani
Hyderabad has a typical cuisine
which combines the tastiest recipes of the south with
the northern Mughlai. The most popular is the birani or
pulao. It is the aromatic long grained basmati rice
cooked with mutton or chicken pieces. These meat pieces
add a flavor of their own to the preparation. The kababs
are barbecued meat, hot and succulent, they are
irresistible in taste and do not require a well laid
table for fear of spilling the curry on one’s
clothes. |
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