Here i want to present you a few Old Hyderabad Photos which are of rare collections. I got these pics from one of my Friend, as you can also see the British Library on these pics. Hope there are even more pics with British Library related to Hyderabad. Mecca Masjid under Construction.
The prestigious Falaknuma Palace.
The Afzul Mahal in Hyderabad.
A ceremony at AfzalGunj Hospital.
With all the Diginity and Glory - Bhasheerbagh Palace.
Need to find out its present condition, location and significance in the Regime of Qutubh Shahis, Moughals and Nijams.
This is perhaps the most well-known of the Indian festivals: it is celebrated throughout India,It is known as the "festival of lights", and the common practice is to light small oil lamps (called diyas) and place them around the home, in courtyards, verandahs, and gardens. In urban areas, especially, candles are substituted for diyas, neon lights are made to substitute for candles. The celebration of the festival is invariably accompanied by the exchange of sweets and the explosion of fireworks.In north India, Diwali celebrates Rama's homecoming, that is his return to Ayodhya after the defeat of Ravana.
May this deepavali, the festival of light dispel all darkness, ignorance and the evil from this world.
Laughter activates the chemistry of the will to live and increases our capacity to fight disease. Laughing relaxes the body and reduces problems associated with high blood pressure, strokes, arthritis, and ulcers. Laughter's Effects on the Body:
People who laugh heartily on a regular basis have lower standing blood pressure than the average person.
Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases infection fighting antibodies. It increases our attentiveness, heart rate, and pulse.
Laughter, along with an active sense of humor, may help protect you against a heart attack
Laughter can be a great workout for your diaphragm, abdominal, respiratory, facial, leg, and back muscles. It massages abdominal organs, tones intestinal functioning, and strengthens the muscles that hold the abdominal organs in place.
Laughter stimulates both sides of the brain to enhance learning. It eases muscle tension and psychological stress, which keeps the brain alert and allows people to retain more information.
Benefits of Laughter:
Humor enhances our ability to affiliate or connect with others.
Humor helps us replace distressing emotions with pleasurable feelings. You cannot feel angry, depressed, anxious, guilty, or resentful and experience humor at the same time.
Lacking humor will cause one's thought processes to stagnate leading to increased distress.
Humor changes behavior – when we experience humor we talk more, make more eye contact with others, touch others, etc.
Humor increases energy, and with increased energy we may perform activities that we might otherwise avoid.
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. Humor unites us, especially when we laugh together.
Laughter heals.
Laughs and smiles are enjoyed best when shared with others.
In Hyderabad, every street is setup with a Outlet stores of Fireworks and Crackers. At few a place you can find the children playing while burning the crackers. This is not unsual that children start playing with the burning of Crackers even before the Festival. In market, we also able to find the Diyas(a bowl kind of thing but very small in size to lite the fire/Deepas) that bring the bright glory on the days of Deepavali. Even the people have started planning to move to their near and dear ones staying at far places, by reserving their travel tickets in both Buses and Railway. And also in the coorporate and other companies we can find Employees applying for a leave on Monday to celebrate the Festival along with the entire family members on a continuous days followed by weekend holidays.
"Air Show -08" is inaugurated by the Central Minister Praful Patel and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Mr. YS Rajshekar Reddy on Wednesday, October 15. All the delegates and CEOs of many Aviation and Aeronautical industries have attended the Air Show -08 as Indian Aviation 2008. Many planes and Helicopters from various places have landed in the Begumpet Airport which are main the Attractions of the Indian Aviation Show -2008 held in this Airport for the first time.
All the arrangements are done to host the prestigious Air Show at a International Level from October 15 to 18 in the Begumpet Airport. The entry passes for the "Air Show" are available in the Begumpet Airport ticket counter. The issueing entry passes is started from Monday at the Ground floor(previously Domestic Airways floor) of the Begumpet Airport. There are two kinds of Entry passes for the 'Air Show' - one for the Business personnel entry and other for all Civilians. For the first three days i.e from Oct 15-17, the entry is for the Business personnel only and the Entry ticket cost is of Rs.500 per person. And on the last day i.e on Oct 18, all the civilians along with their Family and Chidren can have the experience of watching the 'Air Show'.The Entry pass for Civilians is of Rs.150 per person.
For the first time, Hyderabad is going to host a prestigious Air Show at a International Level from October 15 to 18 in the Begumpet Airport.
Hyderabad city is planning to add one more prestigious event along with its Historical importance. From October 15, 2008 onwards for 4 days, in the skies of Greater Hyderabad, all the famous Aircrafts and Planes will take off and entertain the people of twin cities. It is a prestigious event, where all the old vintage and current period aircrafts and planes from all over the world will fly in the ‘Air Show’ conducted in the Hyderabad. The necessary arrangements are taken to organize this Air show in the Begumpet Airport which is vacant from many days. It is expected that about 37 countries are participating in this Air Show.
This event is presenting the various changes that underwent in the evolution of aeronautical technology right from the old vintage planes to current A-380 Air bus. The planes from 37 countries are exhibiting their advancements in aeronautical technology in developing both the Air Buses and war crafts.
Highlights:
1)In this event, A-380 Air Bus from France will entertain all in the ‘Air Show’. This Air Bus is equal to the part of Football ground in dimension.
2)It is expected that A-380 will takes revolutions in the blue sky of city.
3)Recently launched A-319 airplane is going to grab the attention of the spectators.
4)The war crafts of Indian Airforce to name a few SuryaKiran, Sarang Helicopters will be the special attractions to entertain the spectators.
5)This event will host the famous planes like Boeing 777, Air Bus 340, Air Bus 400, Lier Jet, Global Express, Challenger, CRJ 900, Gulf Stream, Illusion, and Hacker Beachcraft.
6)Various delegates and representative from different countries are participating in this prestigious ‘Air Show’ event.
Mecca masjid is considered as the biggest masjid in the entire South India. Mecca masjid takes the position after Jama masjid and Gulbarga masjid as a biggest one in India. In the year 1614, in the authority and supervising of Daroge Mir Faizullah Baig and Choudhary Rangaiah, the late Sultan Mohamed Quli Kuthub Shah has started its construction. Some of the evidences prove that labour of about 8,000 people have worked in the construction of Masjid. After the demise of Quli Kuthub Shah, Abdul Kuthub Shah and Abul Hasan Thanisha and have under taken the responsibility of completing the construction of the Masjid. In the year 1687, in the dynasty of Aurangazeb, the construction was completed. So, it is estimated that the construction of Masjid has taken nearly 75 years with a total cost of about Rs. 8 Lakhs in those days in a 3 acres of spacious area.
The Masjid was built with a dimension of 225 feet in length, 180 feet in width and 75 feets in height. At a height of 35 feets, we can see Arches of about 15 feet each.
After the construction in 1687 by Aurangazeb of Moughal Dynasty, the masjid was named as “Baithullah Athik”. But when the brick from Holy Mecca Masjid was placed in the masjid, the people have started calling it as “Mecca Masjid”. Thereafter, as the time passed on, the masjid became popular with the name ‘Mecca Masjid’.
Mecca Masjid under Construction.
The prestigious Falaknuma Palace. 
The Afzul Mahal in Hyderabad.
A ceremony at AfzalGunj Hospital. 
With all the Diginity and Glory - Bhasheerbagh Palace.
