Mahanandi-World’s biggest Nandi statue

Where is this temple? Near Nandyal (21kms)town in Andhrapradesh.  One can also go on a weekend trip from Hyderabad. What is the specialty of this place? Many!!! This place has the world’s biggest statue of Nandeeswara, the mount of Lord Shiva. One can touch the main deity Lord Shiva which is in the shape of…

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Ahobilam Narasimha Swamy temple

  What is this place about: This is a very sacred place according to Hinduism. Here Lord Vishnu, during his Narsimhavataram (half lion and half man avatar of Lord Vishnu) killed demon HiranyaKasipa, Where is this place? Located amidst Nallamal hills, near Nandyal (40 kms) and Kurnool (150kms), this temple is well connected by rtc…

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Mantralayam Raghavendra Swamy temple

  What is this place? Matralayam is a famous abode of Sri Guru Raghavendra swamy. He is a famous teacher and a devotee of Sri Rama. It is also believed that Swamy is an another incarnation of Lord Hanuman. Guru Raghavendra Swamy is very powerful and is most worshipped by Kannadigaas and Telugu people. How…

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Alampur Jogulamba temple, Alampur

  Where is this temple? Located at Alampur town in Mahabubnagar and 27kms from Kurnool and 200 kms from Hyderabad. What is the specialty of this temple?   This is the fifth Sakthi peetha among the eighteen Sakthi peethas of Parvati devi. Located on the bank of Tungabhadra river at the meeting point of the holy Krishna…

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Bidar fort- A remnant of Persian architecture

Bidar fort is located in the town of Bidar in Karnataka, India. It is built in 15th century in Persian style during the reign of Sultan Alla-Ud-Din Bahman of Bahamani dynasty. It has many mahals or rooms meant for various purposes, but they are not open to tourists now. One can get information about them from…

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Travel to Telangana

Telangana is the  new born beauty in India. It is an excellent tourist spot for culture lovers and lip smacking Hyderabadi Biryani is  what food lovers long for. The climate is neither too hot nor too cold compared to other parts of India. It is like a mini India where you can find people of…

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Dasara- Victory of Good over Evil

Dasara or Vijayadasami is a main festival in India. This festival is celebrated as a symbol of victory of good over evil. legend says Goddess Durga killed demon Mahisha and people celebrate for this reason. This festival also has link with the most important Hindu epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata. Irrespective of the reason behind it,…

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Glitters at Charminar during Ramzan

I was lucky to be in Hyderabad during the time of Ramzan! It’s a mini-India where festival of any religion is celebrated with pomp, joy and brotherhood among  people of all religions. Ramzan is the main festival of muslims and it adds more glow to the roads of Hyderabad. While my wait to taste veg…

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Colorful farewell to Ganesh!!

      Hyderabad has bid farewell to Ganesha in its own colorful way!! Roads were jam packed with vehicles transporting Ganesh and the whole city was present at the event with many neighboring villages and other  friends from other cities and foreign being present to view the most colorful event of Hyderabad.   This…

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Travel the Hyderabadi way!!

Travelling around in Hyderabad is a lot fun! I have witnessed many surprising and lovely changes in the modes of moving around in and across the city over the recent years. Definitely admitting the less traffic sense among Hyderabadis, moving around in Hyderabad gives a colorful glimpse of an awesome Hyderabad culture. It is a…

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