Deccan Festival

Deccan Festival is celebrated in Hyderabad every year on 25th February. This five-day long festival reflects the culture of the Deccan and highlights Hyderabad's arts, crafts, culture and the popular Nawabi cuisine.
This festival brings the choicest talent from the field of Music, Song, Dance and Theatre. Ghazals, Mushairas, Qawwalis, (poetry sessions), Classical dances and Music which are typical of the city. The Festival reflects the love the Hyderabad always had for art and Literature. The Deccan Festival essentially mirrors the glorious Qutub Shahi epoch. Various renowned singers and dancers are invited for performances and this must not to miss for every person who visits Hyderabad. Deccan Festival is celebrated by Andhra Pradesh tourism.

Tourism Offices

AP Tourism Hyderabad – 23262152, 23262153, 23262154
AP Tourism Secunderabad - 27893100
Dept of Tourism – 23453110
India Tourism - 23261360
AP Tourism Information center(24X7) - 23450444, 23455999

Museums

Salar Jung Museum - 24523211
AP State Museum – 23243130/7641
Nizam’s Museum - 24521029

Train PNR Status on Mobile

I got this as a forward mail from one of my frnd, thought it will be useful to others and thought of sharing it:
Indian Railway in collaboration with Google is now providing a 10 digit mobile number. Just SMS your PNR number on this mobile number and instantaneously you will get your ticket's current status along with all other journey related details.
The number is 9773300000. No need to prefix 0 or +91. Best of all, you don't pay a premium charge for any of this, just the price of a standard SMS.

For more details: http://www.google.co.in/mobile/default/sms/#

Old pics of Hyderabad -4

A fascinating glimpse of Hyderabad, India - famous for its embroideries, enamels and lacquers.

Old pics of Hyderabad -3

Continuation of Old pics of Hyderabad.
A distance view of Falaknuma Palace.
Langar procession of Mohurram at Hyderabad.
Old mosque at Khairtabad.
A street view of Charminar.
A view of Maula Ali Hill.

Old pics of Hyderabad-2

Here are the few more Old pics of lakes in Hyderabad.
Bridge over the River Musi - a portrait.

A view of Mir Alum lake.

A view of Hussain Sagar tank from Saifabad.

The entrance bridge to city over Musi river.

Old pics of Hyderabad

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.

Photo Gallery of Air Show 2008

Here are the few attraction of the Air Show-08.

Air Show - India Aviation show 2008

"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.

Mecca Masjid

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’.