Gandipet - travel


Gandipet

Whether it is summer or winter, the one place that
is crowded with streaming visitors is Osmansagar,
popularly known as Gandipet. It is a beautiful
lake located 20 km. west of Hyderabad.

Gandipet is the most sought after picnic spot for Hyderabadis.

People who come with family and friends to Gandipet spend
a whole day amusing themselves and having a lot of fun.
Usually people carry delicious varieties of food to Gandipet.
They can also buy snacks and drinks from the only cafeteriaat the place.


The Andhra Pradesh Tourism provides a guesthouse
called "Sagar Mahal" which was the summer resortof the erstwhile Nizam.
It has about ten double rooms. People also visit Gandipet after the rainy season when the reservoir is full. During this period swimming and boating are a common sight.

Birlamandir

Birla Mandir

Thus Birla Mandir displays a mixture of architectural styles.
The granite image of the presiding deity is about 11ft tall
and a carved lotus forms an umbrella for this image.

There are several carvings in marble, in the adjoining
'Mukha Mandapam' - depicting scenes from Indian mythology.
The brass flagstaff rises to a height of 42ft.
The consorts of Venkateswara'Padmavati' and 'Andal' are
housed in separate shrines. The Birla Mandir presents an
arresting sight when illuminated in the evening.


The temple is open for visitors from 7.00 am to 12.00 am
and 3.00 pm to 9.00 pm on all days of the week.

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