Trimulgherry Fort
Trimulgherry Fort is also one of the historical monuments of Hyderabad and looks so impressive which also attract many local and tourists of Hyderabad.
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Trimulgherry Fort
Trimulgherry Fort is also one of the historical monuments of Hyderabad and looks so impressive which also attract many local and tourists of Hyderabad.
Yadagirigutta Temple
Yadagirigutta Temple
Location
Yadagirigutta Temple, also known as Sri Lakshmi narasimha Temple is
the holy abode of Lord Narasimha, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is
located on the hillock at Yadagirigutta village in the Nalgonda district
of Telangana. It is situated at a distance of around 60 km from
Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana.
History of the Temple
In Treta yugam, there lived a sage named Yadarishi. He was the son of great sage Rishyasrunga and Santa Devi. It is said that he did penance inside a cave on this hill between Bhongir and Raigiri with the blessings of Lord Anjaneya to please Lord Narasimha. Seeing his great devotion, Lord Narasimha appeared in front of him in five different forms as Jwala, Ugra, Gandabherunda, Yogananda and Lakshminarasimha. They later turned themselves into finely sculpted forms and worshipped now as Pancha Narasimha Kshetram. The Puranas and traditional accounts related to this shrine are widely popular among the devotees. There is also a mention about the origin of the temple in Skanda Purana.According to one more legend, it is said that Lord Vishnu, mesmerized by Yadarishi’s penance, sent Sri Anjaneya to take Rishi to the holy spot. It is at this spot; Lord Narasimha appeared in front of him in the form of Lakshmi narasimha. The spot can be still seen at the foot of Yadagiri hillock, which is just 500 metres from the temple. Sage Yadarishi worshipped Lord for many years on this hillock. After the sage attained moksha, number of tribals came here to worship the Lord. But not being very learned, these devotees began to indulge in improper worship. As a result, Sri Lakshmi narasimha moved into the hills. The tribal devotees searched their Lord for many years but couldn’t find him.
Many years later, Lord appeared in the dream of a devoted lady of the tribe and directed him to the cave and revealed himself to all showing his five majestic avatars. The puja vidhanam (Puja procedure) was set by Late Sri Vangeepuram Narasimha charyulu who served as Sthanacharya of this temple. Lord Narasimha is also called as “Vaidya Narasimha” among his devotees as he cures many chronic diseases and makes one immune to the influence of bad planets, witchcraft and black magic. A mandala (40 day) pradakshina is performed by many devotees to please the Lord to get cured of chronic diseases.
Construction of the Temple
As soon as you enter the Simhadwaram of the Temple, you will see Hanuman temple on the right side. There is a horizontal rock gap of about 10 inches width and 60 square feet in area exactly below the Hanuman image. This horizontal narrow cave is believed to be the spot where the Lord manifested himself as “Gandhabherunda”, one of the Swarupas of Lord Narasimha. A big hall is there towards the left side, where the devotees generally sit. The front pillar of the temple is a constructed sculpture whereas the rear pillars exhibits the actual shrine of the God, the ‘Garbha Gudi’, a natural cave of about 30 feet length and 12 feet width cut into a hill. At the top of the Sikharam of Sanctum Sanctorum of this temple, is the golden Sudarshana Chakra (about 3 ft x 3 ft) of Lord Vishnu. The weapon is a symbol by which this temple is identified from as far as 5 km. The cave is formed under a huge rock and passage is of just 5 feet in height. Thus, the very natural formation of the cave itself makes one bow involuntarily to the Lord. Special Pujas are performed at Peetha, which is on the left side of the passage. There are also the actual images of the Lord at the end of the cave. One can see the two rocks forming a vertical cup of about one foot between them. On one of the rock, we can see the image in the shape of a serpent head. This is said to be the one more Swarupa of Lord Narasimha known as “Jwala Narasimha”.It is also said that the divine serpent still moves about the image. On the opposite rock, there is another image of a figure seated in intense meditation and this is believed to be the image of Yogananda Narasimha, the third Swarupa of Lord Narasimha.
The idols of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Narasimha are made in silver and kept at the original ‘Vigraha’ for worship. The superstructure of the temple has its base on the huge rock which forms the cave.
Best Time to Visit
October to MarchThe annual Brahmothsavam is celebrated in the month of February or March every year. Thousands of pilgrims flock here during this 11 days long festival.
Temple Timings
The temple remains open for public from 4 AM to 9:30 PM every day.Official Website
For more details about the temple, visit www.yadagiriguttasrilakshminarasimhaswamy.org .Transportation
By Air
Hyderabad Airport is the nearest one, 83 km away from the temple and is well connected to major cities of India and abroad.By Rail
The nearest railway station is at Bhongir, which is just 12 km away. It lies on the Kazipet-Secunderabad rail route.By Road
There are regular buses from Hyderabad and Nalgonda to Yadagirigutta. There are wide stone steps to climb up and down the hill. There is also a good motorable road to the top of the hill from down below.Bhongir Fort
Bhongir Fort
Talking about the fort, it has a unique egg-shaped construction with heavy rocks covering the two entry points where the soldiers were always ready to attack when enemy invades. A moat encircles the fort and the palace itself has a huge underground chamber, an armoury, stables, and trap doors, among others. These all can be viewed until today which grasps the visitor attention. The old steps from bottom to top of the hill are not damaged and can have thrilling experience by climbing this hill and even can have excellent view of the surrounding areas from top of the hill. There is Hanuman Temple as well as ponds on the hill. There is a talk from past that it has an underground way to the Golconda Fort which is not proved until now.
Bhongir Fort was attacked by many kings but they were unable to claim the fort, but it was finally conquered by the Bahmani Sultans in 15th century with the help of gunpowder, cannons. They modified the fort into Islamic style and were hosted by local governor and made a prison for Qutub Shahi throne pretenders. As the ages are passing the fort just lost its significance and got damaged which was not renovated since 18th century and is still in the same manner until now.
Timings of Bhongir Fort
Timings: 9:00 a.m. -5:00p.m.Sanghi Temple-Lord Venkateswara Temple Andhra Pradesh,India
Sanghi Temple
When we look from bottom of the hill, the three Gopurams look as they are towering into the blue sky. Before moving into the temple we can see Lord Anjaneya, son of wind God and people say that, he shows way to the home of Gods for the devotees. Lord Anjaneya, who is red-faced, is a feeling of death for the demons, when we think of his name.
Small Temples of other Gods
We can see small temples in the complex dedicated to Padmavati, Shiva, Rama, Anjaneya, Ganesha, Navagrahas, Goddess Ashtalakshimi, Durga and Kartikeya. Pavitra Vanam or a holy garden is also present in the temple complex where we can see special leaves and flowers are grown for performing rituals to the Gods in the temple. There is Kalyana Mandapam in the complex where marriages and other auspicious ceremonies are celebrated. Every day different rituals are performed for the Gods whereas some special rituals are performed during festivals.
Flower For Gods 
‘Pavitra Vanam’ or “Holy Garden” is a place where we can find the
exotic flowers for the Gods. There are different flowers and special
leaves for every god for performing rituals. Timings of the Temple
Opens early in the morning at 5.00 am.From 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. -Suprabhatam
From 6 am to 8 am. – Archana
From 8.30 am to 10.30 am and 4 pm to 6 pm. – General Darshan
Between 6 pm and 8 pm. – Poojas and Sevas
Between 12 pm and 4 pm and after 8 pm – Temple remains closed.
Between 8 am and 9 am- Weekly Abhishekam
Sri Ramalingeshwara (Mondays), Sri Hanuman (Tuesdays), Sri Venkateshwara, Ashtalakshmi, Parvathi, Padmavathi and Rama (Fridays).
Festivals in the temple
Festivals like Sivaratri, Sri Rama Navami, Krishnashtami, Vinayaka Chaturthi, Dussera, Hanuman Jayanthi and Brahmotsavams are performed with religious fervor and gaiety. It is one of the popular tourist spots in Hyderabad.Chilkur Balaji Temple- Visa God Temple
Chilkur Balaji Temple
- Destination: Hyderabad
It is one of the oldest temple which was built in 17th century during the period of Akkana and Madanna. Based on the history of the temple, a person who was a big devotee to Lord Venkateshwara used to visit the Tirumala regularly. He was unable to visit Tirumala due to some health issues. One day, Lord Venkateshwara appeared in his dreams and asked him not to worry and to find his Idol in the nearby forest. He went to that place had started digging as told by the Lord. While diiging the ground, he accidentally hit the idol below the chin and on the Chest with an axe which can be seen at present time also.
There is no Hundi for offerings in the temple. There is a belief that a person who visits the temple and do 11 Circumambulations (pradakshinas, rounds around Temple) and then expresses the wish promising to take another 108 pradakshinas if his or her wish is fullfilled. This is regularly followed by the people who has wish for Visa.
Timings of Chilkur Balaji temple
Morning: 6 AM to Evening 6 PMArchana: 6 AM
Astothharam: 7 AM
Bhajana: 8 AM
Prasada Sweekaran: 9 AM
Bus timings
From – Secunderabad – 31c , 10e , 27b From – Mehdipatnam – 55c , 29a , 32b
Hussain Sagar Lake Hyderabad,India
Hussain Sagar Lake
- Destination: Hyderabad
About Hussain Sagar Lake
Hussain Sagar Lake is one of the largest man-made lakes. It is situated in Hyderabad and connects the twin cities Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The huge idol of Lord Buddha is situated at the centre of the lake which gives the attraction to the lake. Hussain Sagar Lake is most popularly known as Tank Bund, one of the major tourist attractions in Hyderabad.There are thirty-three elegant statues surrounding the lake. Those statues are of eminent historic personalities like Nannayya, Tikkana, Errana, Rudramma, Molla, Sri Sri, Jashua, Annamayya, Tyagayya, Vemana and Pingali Venkaiah acts as additional attraction to the Hussain Sagar Lake. The dam of the Hussain Sagar is Tank Bund. It acts as the link between the twin cities, which was built by Hazrat Hussain Shah. It is a place for leisure walk with busy public. The top most features of Hussain sagar is boating and water sports. The Buddha statue that stands on the ‘Rock of Gibraltar’ is one of the World’s tallest monolithic statue.
History of Hussain Sagar Lake
Hussain Shah Wahi constructed the Hussain Sagar as a tributary of the
Musi River during the period of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah in 1562. It is a
free flowing artificial lake that holds water for a longer period of
time. Cultural programmes are conducted by the Department of culture on
every Sunday in the evenings and admissions for the public are free. The
monolithic Buddha statue is 16 meter tall, 350 tonnes of weight
(approx.) is made of white granite. It is located in the middle of the
Hussain Sagar Lake, silhouetted against the sunset. Water Sports
Boating and Water Sports are regular events at Hussain Sagar. There are good number of sports persons participating in the sport and Sailing clubs at the lake. There will be a beautiful view of the lake during the times of regatta competitions with the yachts sailing on the shimmering waters.AP tourism concentrated on the lake because of heavy traffic of public, and it is providing new and better facilities like speed boats, motor boats, 48 seated Launch etc. Starlight dinner on board and private parties can also be arranged on the Launch.
Other Attractions in the surroundings of Hussain Sagar Lake
We can see many tourist places on the surroundings of Hussain Sagar Lake like Lumbini Park, an amusement park and enchanting Birla Mandir and Planetarium. When we stand at the Tank Bund in nights, we can have an excellent scenario of glimmering row of lights outlining the lake that looks like a diamond studded necklace. That is the reason it is named as necklace road that enhances the beauty of Hussain Sagar. Katta Maisamma the famous and ancient temple meaning goddess of the dam is near to this park and lot of devotees get attracted every year.Timings of lake
Timings: Any Time
Charminar, India
Charminar
Charminar means four (Persian/Hindi char = four) minarets (Minar (Arabic manara) = spire/tower) combinedly called as “Four Towers”. The Charminar lies on the east bank of Musi River, Laad Bazaar on its northeast and in the west end lays the granite-made richly ornamented Makkah Masjid.
History of Charminar
Charminar was built by Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the fifth ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty in 1591 AD, when he had shifted his capital from Golkonda to what is now known as Hyderabad. There are varying talks for constructing this monument; one reason says that sultan built it in honour of his wife, Bhagyamathi (or Baghmati). Another and most popular reason is that there was promise to Allah made by sultan for praying to end of a plague that ravaged the new city.
Structure of Charminar
Charminar is having a square structure with four towers at each
corner with each side measuring 20 meters in length. Each corner of the
square has a towering domed minaret. The minarets are 48.7 meters in
height. Each of the four minarets is four stored. There is also a
well-known mosque near Charminar known as Makkah Masjid. Charminar
has139 winding steps lead to the top-most floor of the Charminar. The
monument offers extraordinary view of the city. It is made of granite,
limestone, mortar and pulverised marble.Surroundings of Charminar
Thousands of families leads life based on the surroundigs of Charminar, there are about 15000 shops here. Famous markets like Laad Baazar and Pather Gatti are there near the Charminar, many tourists and local people come here for jewellery, exquisite bangles and pearls, etc. which are very cheap in Hyderabad. When Sankranthi (Hindu’s festival) comes, the area will be completely crowded with people who sell and purchase the kites.Hyderabadi Muslims leading life in Pakistan constructed a small-scaled quasi replica of the Charminar at the main crossing of the Bahadurabad neighbourhood in Karachi, in the year 2007.
Timings of Charminar
Timings: Timings: 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
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