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| Hussain Sagar |
Our next stop after Birla Mandir was Hussain Sagar. It was built in 1562 by Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali, so aptly named after him during the rein of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah. It is one of the largest man-made lakes that feeds on canals from Musi River throughout the year. Earlier it was the only source of water supply for drinking and irrigational purposes to Hyderabad before Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar were built on River Musi. This lake also separates Hyderabad from Secunderabad.
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| Lord Buddha |
It famously holds world's tallest monolith statue of Lord Buddha of 58 feet. We had to be happy seeing the statue from a distance as it was almost 9:30 P.M. We could see few ferries shuttling near the statue. We promised ourselves to come back again in the future to see this. We did a bit of strolling, tried capturing night view of lake in our lens, basically getting essence of the city.
Tip: Best thing to do is make Birla Mandir and Hussain Sagar a half day program, so that one can visit Buddha statue, Lumbini Park; and mainly try street foods, which we had to give a miss due to time constraint.
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