Date: Wednesday, 15th August 2012 ( Independence Day)
To the left and right as you walk in are artifacts like knives, armaments, and other relics
From the spot where the girl is standing, if you clap, not only does it
echo loudly in here, but
The guide would stop at designated places and begin explaining the
various design aspects
and history behind this impressive fort
Unfortunately, I don't remember anything what the guide told me about this tunnel
Apparently this heavy metal weight was used to test the strength of soldiers during recruitment
Whatever it was for, none of us could barely even manage to lift it even a milimetre off
We were going inside here next
Ramdas worked as a revenue collector for the ruler at the time. He was
jailed here for
Hindus today visit to pay obeisance to Ramdas
Ramdas got a pretty spacious jail... but not much ventilation
As we stared into the panoramic view from atop Ramdas Jail, we asked our guide if there was a better vantage point from where we could see Hyderabad city. He asked us to follow him off the beaten path through some shrubs and thorn bushes outside of the walls of the fort.
Amidst a few cannons, we got a 'high level' tour of Hyderabad
(Panorama comprised of 10 shots)
The bottom half of Golconda fort (Panorama comprised of 9 shots)
The palace ruins
We continued up towards the citadel.
Sri Jagadamba Mahankali temple
Asked our guide to take a photo of us..
Our guide demonstrated the amazing acoustic engineering of this fort.
Not only could you
The citadel
....people like MF hussain are seen almost everywhere......
The 'writings on the wall' are here inside as well. How sad. A fort that
survived for
centuries couldn't survive the 'modern' Indian populace.
We made our way down to the palace ruins
Pretty massive stone walls
It's amazing to wonder what life would have been like back in those days
The fountain looks like a new addition to the courtyard
But something far more impressive was inside here
Our guide told us of these "whispering walls" inside this corridor. You
could speak in one
Night light show...tells about all story of Golconda..
Day two in Hyderabad started a bit late, on purpose. We were lazy to
get out of bed and only decided to do so around lunch time. We took an rickshaw and headed towards Lakdi ka pul, as we were advised by our
Hyderabadi friend that there are frequent buses from here to Golconda Fort.
We had lunch from one of the restaurants behind the main Lakdi ka pul
bus stop, (edit: Ramesh tells me the name was New Paradise Hotel) and
yes, we tried the biriyani from here as well. It was alright.
Post lunch, we took the bus that dropped us to Golconda Fort. The
entry fee was Rs. 5 for Indians; foreigners have to pay Rs. 100
($2.2/€1.6) I believe. No extra charge for cameras, but there is a Rs.
25 levy for video cameras/camcorders.
At the entrance we were approached by tour guides to whom we
initially said no. But one young chap told us he’ll give us a brief
introduction and overview of what all there is to see inside. Only after
that need we take a decision whether to hire him as our guide or not.
This is the main entrance
Pilgrim's.. me and my friend Raja
it can be heard all the way up at the highest
point of the fort. It was designed to work for
the guards as a warning
mechanism in the olden days. Amazing Engineering !!
All that we were going to be seeing inside
and history behind this impressive fort
the ground. It was that heavy!
defiance and in the years he spent inside, he carved
Hindu deities on the wall so he could pray.
This is from on top of Ramdas jail
As we stared into the panoramic view from atop Ramdas Jail, we asked our guide if there was a better vantage point from where we could see Hyderabad city. He asked us to follow him off the beaten path through some shrubs and thorn bushes outside of the walls of the fort.
hear the claps from all the way down there but he
also demonstrated how the
guards communicated from as high up as the
citadel with the help of another guide down below.
The citadel
With this sign I knew what to expect...
....people like MF hussain are seen almost everywhere......
Hi-Tec city in the distance (Panorama comprised of 6 shots)
centuries couldn't survive the 'modern' Indian populace.
The rocks resemble a bullock
corner of the hall and one could hear it faintly from
the adjacent corner. I didn't believe but
we tried it and it actually
worked!
With this we were finished with the tour, and our guide led us out of the fort. !!
