This was a walk down the memory lane. I used to live in Hyderabad in the mid eighties and returned to this beautiful city after nearly a decade. I was attending a Business Conference and was staying at the Marriot Hotel located on the Secunderabad end of the Tank Bund. I decided to take a morning walk on this road and the experience was exhilirating & nostalgic and brought back a lot of old memories.
The tank bund road runs between Hyderabad & Secunderabad - the twin cities which are the capital cities of the State of Andhra Pradesh. The Tank Bund dams the Husainsagar Lake. This lake was built by Hazrat Husain Shah Wali in 1562, during the rule of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah. It was a lake of 5.7 square kilometres built on a tributary of the River Musi to meet the water and irrigation needs of the city. There is a large monolithic statue of the Gautam Buddha in the middle of the lake which was erected in 1992. The statue was chiselled out of a whitegranite rock, weighting 450 tons. It was carved by 200 sculptors for two years.At the end of the Hussain Sagar one can find the Masjid and Dargah of Sayedani Maa Tomb. The Patton Tank was gifted to the city by the 54th Infantry Division after the 1971 Indo-Pak war. It is kept for display on center of Tank Bund and became an attraction for visitors to the Hussain Sagar.
A quarter century ago, Industrialist Birla built a temple in Hyderabad entirely in marble brought from Rajasthan and dedicated it to
Lord Venkateswara, known as Balaji in the north. The temple is built on a
hillock called Kala Pahad.
 |
| The Tank Bund Road |
 |
| Bench for weary for travellers |
 |
| A ornate palm |
 |
| Beautiful Fountains now in state of disrepair & disuse |
 |
| Reflections |
 |
| A Hindu Temple abutting the Tank Bund |
 |
| Masjid (Mosque) |
 |
| The Tank Bund Police Outpost -houses the Lake Police |
 |
| Manhattan ? No it is a view of Secunderabad Skyscrapers |
 |
| Swami Vivekananda's Statue - Thank God they have provided a roof over his head |
 |
| Temple of Lord Venkateswara (popularly referred to as Birla Mandir) |
 |
| Statue of Buddha - Beautiful & Serene |
 |
| Patton Tank on display - captured during Indo Pak war of 1971 |
Swami Vivekanada was a great man. His presence in whatever medium, statue or a photo or voice, makes the surroundings very serene!
ReplyDeleteNice pics!
I had visited this place. Your post reminded that. Captured very nicely.
ReplyDeleteyet another beautiful post, nice clicks :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful collection of photos and great info
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing and visiting my blog
Nice Pic! I live close by for more than a month brought back all the memories
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post. Lovely lake.
ReplyDeletewww.rajniranjandas.blogspot.com
beautiful images!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tour of this beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteExtra claps for the reflections in the water.
ReplyDeletegood coverage of the city...wonderful snaps!
ReplyDeleteFantastic shots! What a lovely post....
ReplyDeleteMy friend Ram,
ReplyDeleteI love the ornate palm. You are very talented my friend. Its very nice to see different parts of the world through your kindness.
I've seen that lake but wasn't able to go to the gigantic Buddha statue. Beautiful photos. It's such a scenic location. :)
ReplyDeleteI really love that statue of Buddha in the middle of the water. As you said, it looks very serene.
ReplyDeleteHave not been there now for years. Wonder if the waters of the lake are well kept.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful buildings and statues and that bench sure looks inviting!
ReplyDeleteGreat post and beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Wow, what a cool place. So beautiful and serene. And there since 1562! At that time in North America the only dams were beaver dams.
ReplyDeleteVery nice shots. The reflections are amazing.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that the beautiful statue of Buddha guards the harbor just as the Statue of Liberty stands at our harbor in New York. Great shots of the city.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful images, especially the Buddha.
ReplyDelete@anilkurup: There is some amount of garbage(mainly plastic) thrown in by tourists/locals. With some efforts by the authorities the lake can be cleaned up.
ReplyDeletethats lovely collection of captures..brings back my sweet memories, when v visited few months back..:)
ReplyDeleteTasty Appetite
Beautiful shots of the place. The reflection in water us very nice.
ReplyDeleteYou have made the city look so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteoho these are nice photography.
ReplyDeleteWonderful clicks.Recently my husband visited Hyderabad but I am not sure if he saw this place.
ReplyDeleteI so like the reflection shots.
ReplyDeleteHyderabd is my fav city and hussain sagar area is so beautiful and clean..
ReplyDeleteMagnificent photos!! Reminds me every time how badly I need to visit your country!!!
ReplyDeletei love the reflections in several of these shots!
ReplyDeleteI never knew Hyderabad is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing these lovely clicks...
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteDear Ram,
ReplyDeleteYou are invited to Blog Hop Saturday! this Saturday May 5th. Hope you can join the fun!
Great place to relax. I liked the bench shot.
ReplyDeletei stayed in Hyd only for a year and still i have so many memories of Tank Bund. so can totally understand the nostalgia you have must felt
ReplyDeletethe pics are very nicely captured
Great pictures. Tank Bund was not that much developed when I used to visit.
ReplyDeleteNever visited Hyderabad. But learnt a lot about this place through your writeups and pics!
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete