Telangana

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A Deccan capital of granite forts and biryani, with waterfalls and temple towns out in the country.

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Nagarjuna Sagar

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Spiritual & Pilgrimage

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Bhadrachalam

Bhadrachalam, on the Godavari, is the 'Ayodhya of the South' — the seat of Sita Ramachandraswamy, whose temple was raised in the 17th century by the tahsildar-saint Kancherla Gopanna, remembered as…

Jogulamba Temple

Jogulamba Temple in Alampur, Telangana is one of the Shakti Peethas, the sacred shrines of the Divine Mother in the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. According to tradition, this is where the **upper t…

Mecca Masjid (Hyderabad)

The Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad is one of the oldest and largest mosques in India, begun in the 16th century by the Qutb Shahi rulers. Named for bricks said to be brought from Mecca, its vast prayer …

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Bhongir Fort

Bhongir (Bhuvanagiri) Fort sits on a single colossal granite rock said to date to the 12th-century Western Chalukya ruler Tribhuvanamalla, from whom the town takes its name. Walls and gateways spir…

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A Deccan capital of granite forts, pearl markets and biryani, with lake temples and boulder country out in the districts.

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Festivals

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Bathukamma

Women build flower stacks and set them on the water, usually September or October.

Bonalu

Offerings carried to the goddess in decorated pots through the old city, usually July or August.

Road trips

Easy day trips out of Hyderabad.

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Hyderabad to Warangal

The Kakatiya capital — the thousand-pillar temple and the carved gateways at Ramappa.

Hyderabad to Bhongir

An hour to a fort on a single granite dome. Climbable in a morning.

Hyderabad to Yadadri

A hill temple rebuilt in traditional stone, an hour out on the Warangal road.

Food & cuisine

Signature dishes and local flavours to look for while exploring Telangana.

5 dishes

Hyderabadi Biryani

Basmati rice and marinated meat layered and slow-cooked together (dum style) — Hyderabad's most famous dish.

Haleem

A slow-cooked porridge of wheat, lentils and meat pounded to a rich paste, a Ramadan specialty synonymous with Hyderabad.

Mirchi ka Salan

A tangy curry of whole green chillies in a peanut-and-sesame gravy, traditionally served alongside biryani.

Sarva Pindi

A thick, spiced rice-flour flatbread studded with peanuts and sesame, pan-roasted — a Telangana breakfast staple.

Double Ka Meetha

Fried bread slices soaked in sweetened, cardamom-scented milk and topped with nuts — a classic Hyderabadi dessert.

Top cities in Telangana

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Hyderabad (Charminar & Golconda)

Hyderabad is two cities that do not entirely acknowledge each other, and the old one is the reason to come. Charminar is the centre of it, and the crowd around it is part of the experience rather than an obstacle. Climb it early. Around it, Laad Bazaar sells lacquer bangles by the metre, and the lanes behind Mecca Masjid are where the city eats. Chowmahalla Palace, a few minutes away, is the Nizams' court and it is quiet and largely empty of visitors. Golconda is the fort to give a proper half day. Go in the morning. The acoustics at the entrance genuinely work — a clap at Fateh Darwaza carries to the top of the hill, and it was a warning system, not a trick. The Qutb Shahi tombs next door are usually deserted and are the better half of the same trip. The biryani argument is not settled and never will be. Ask three Hyderabadis and get three answers; that is the correct outcome. October to February. May here is genuinely punishing, and Golconda is an exposed climb with no shade on it.

Attractions in Telangana

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Golconda Fort

Golconda Fort stands on a granite hill on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, encircled by a roughly 10-km outer wall with 87 semicircular bastions. Once the capital of the Qutb Shahi dy…

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Mecca Masjid (Hyderabad)