A WEEKEND TRIP TO ANATHAGIRI - PADMANABHA SWAMY TEMPLE

Sri Anantha Padmanaba Swamy is located on Ananthagiri hills which is 75 km from Hyderabad.It is a lovely temple to visit . It is a very old temple in which swamy idol is different from the usual balaji statue . Lord vishnu is in the form of Sri Anantha Padmanaba Swamy.
This temple have an underground way to Kasi . This temple was installed by Rishi Markandeya .
The main temple was built by hyderabad nawab . To know more about the temple CLICK HERE.

We had a weekend trip to this temple . It was a wonderful drive through the forest of Ananthagiri Hills . A must place to visit .

Front View of the temple , with huge statues of Lord Anjaneya and Lord Garuda .


This huge tomb is used to lit lights during festivals . They will place lights in each stone .



Very old ganesh idol in the entrance .


Lord Shiva(Lingam ) in the temple .



Statue of Nandi in the front of lingam shrine.



A stand to lit lamp in front of it .


Some forts in the hills ,




Fishes in the pond ,






Sending this to Jagurti's Joy of Cooking while travelling .

A WEEKEND TRIP TO CHARMINAR

When anyone says 'A trip to Hyderabad ' , the first thing that comes to mind is a visit to 'CHARMINAR' . Charminar is one of the major landmark in the city . A square structure with four towers , in its four corners .It was built by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah . It is an elegant mosque , the oldest in hyderabad . From the first floor , we can view the whole city .


We made a recent visit to this beautiful monument . Here are some of our clicks :





A Closer view ,




A water fountain with beautiful works in the entrance ,



It has a very old clock ,


Works done on the outer side ,






Works done inside the charminar ,


View from the first floor ,










Work done on the top ,




View of Osmania Yunani Hospital from the first floor of Charminar ,


View of 150 years old mosque from first floor of Charminar


View of these both,


View of our car from the first floor .