The
botanical garden near Kondapur, Hyderabad (Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy Botanical
Garden) was developed by the Forests Department and its main aims was to provide
the facility of a modern botanical garden to conserve and develop the germ
plasm and to educate the people. The garden is spread over 120 acres.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
At a
first sight, you might feel like you are looking at two statues. But the fact
is that they are carved out on a single block of wood with two figures on
either side.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Jainism traditionally known as the Jina śāsana or Jain
dharma, is a South Asian religion.
The word "Jain" derives from the Sanskrit
word jina (conqueror). A human being who has conquered all inner passions like
attachment, desire, anger, pride, greed, etc. and therefore, possesses pure
infinite knowledge (Kevala Jnana) is called Jina. Followers of the path practiced
and preached by the jinas are known as Jains.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015
There are different vahanas used in the Tirumala temple
for the use of the lord. Some of them are very old and ancient and some of them
quite modern. Even the antique ones have been so repaired and renovated through
the ages that their original features could not be differentiated.
Following are the miniature replicas from the TTD Srivari
museum from Tirupathi.
Sarvabhupala vahana or Vimana vahana
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Saturday, July 25, 2015
Friday, March 6, 2015
In order to capture close up shots we should have a macro
lens. But macro lens are very costly and may not be affordable for everyone
There is a workaround, you just need to buy a reversal
mounting to achieve macro photography.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Hyderabad will play host to globally renowned luxury cars for the next three days at Hyderabad International Auto Show 2015 — the annual auto show organised in the city.
“About 40 automobile companies are participating in the three-day show in Hyderabad. Around 150 cars and bikes are kept for display at the show. Apart from the popular domestic cars, the show also displayed Aston Martin, Bentley, Rolls Royce, Lambor-ghini, Maserati, etc,” organiser Saral Talwar told this newspaper. The auto show is inaugurated by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao at Hitex, Madhapur, on Friday.
The show also displayed several vintage cars and bikes. “The highlight among bikes would be the all India launch of US bike Regal Raptor and Hyundai’s new vehicle Verna launch in Hyderabad,” said Mr Talwar.
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Thursday, January 29, 2015
I want to share a beautiful childhood
memory I had with my father.
Long back............ in our house, a lizard on a wall was
trying to attack a butterfly, looking at this I blowed it away to save her life
from the lizard.
But my father told that my act was wrong, because the God
arranges food for every living thing in this world in the form of their prey.
Even though I understood him, I always wanted the prey to escape the attack.
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Sunday, January 18, 2015
The Buddha Statue in Hussain sagar of Hyderabad is the
world's tallest monolith statue of Gautama Buddha.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
The tombs of the seven Qutub Shahi rulers in the Ibrahim Bagh (garden precinct) are located close to the famous Golkonda Fort in Hyderabad, India. The galleries of the smaller tombs are of a single storey while the larger ones are two storied. In the centre of each tomb is a sarcophagus which overlies the actual burial vault in a crypt below. The domes were originally overlaid with blue and green tiles, of which only a few pieces now remain.
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