I have been to this historic location 'Taramati Bardari' many a times. One reason being it's closer to my place and another is it's pleasant surroundings.
Bardari on hilltop
This place has a Persian style garden built in the reign of King Quli Qutub Shah. It was known as a caravan station for travelers and traders in Ibrahim Bagh, which was 1 km away from Golkonda fort. This monument has a music hall constructed on the hilltop, which gives a good view of Golkonda fort and area around it. This place is also linked with a romantic story of Sultan with a courtesan (Singer and dancer) 'Taramati'. Because of the acoustics model of the structure like Golkonda fort, it was believed that the melodious voice of Tarmati singing at Bardari could be heard by Sultan sitting at Golkonda fort. There is no documented proof for this story though. You can see some nice paintings on the walls which explain Nizam culture.
Nice paintings
There is an open-air amphitheater inside with a seating capacity of 1600 people. Usually, many dance and music performances are held here. Gardens and lawns are well maintained. Andhra Pradesh tourism(APTDC) has changed it to a hotel cum resort to provide accommodation and food for the tourists. It also has a souvenir shop, health club and swimming pool.
View from top
Overall view
Sculptures and garden
This is a good place to visit in the evenings, as we can experience nice breeze from the hilltop. Some nearest tourist places are Golkonda fort and Qutubshahi tombs.
It's holiday season!! at least, it is for people like me who are working for US clients. Many of our clients will be on vacation from December last week to Jan first week and so we get time to plan long vacations. Iam thinking about how different we can spend this weekend, welcoming new year.
This time, Dec 31st and Jan 1st are on weekend days, so there will be crowd in every party in city and in malls. What can be a peaceful, but a rejuvenating place away from city buzz? Browsed a lot on net about weekend gateways from Hyderabad. Following are a few good options within 300km range: 1. Srisailam 2. Nagarjuna sagar 3. Ananthagiri - Vikarabad 4. Wargal saraswathi temple 5. Basara 6. Yadagiri gutta 7. Bidar 8. Warangal 9. Kurnool 10. Mantralayam
Srisailam is located in Nallamalai hills in Kurnool district on the banks of river Krishna. Besides the Bhramaramba Mallikarjunaswamy Temple, clusters of minor shrines and Wildlife Sanctuary, there is the 512 m long Srisailam Dam on the River Krishna, which offers views of the Ghats, cliffs and forests.
Nagarjuna sagar is around 150 kms from hyderabad. Nagarjuna sagar dam, Ethipothala waterfalls, Museum with Budhist excavations on Nagarjuna konda are some of the tourist attractions here.
Ananthagiri hills near Vikarabad is nice peaceful place away from city buzz. Lord Anantha padmanabha temple, Vikarabad forest, trekking in Ananthagiri hills are main tourist attractions.
Wargal saraswathi temple is located on a hill top in medak district on karimnagar highway. There is an idol about 10 feet high in front of the temple, which is a magnificent piece of art. The temple architecture is very good.
Basara gnana saraswathi temple is located on banks of river Godavari about 205 kms. from hyderabad. This is famous place to do 'Akshara abhyasam' for children before commencing formal school education. Lord Shiva temple near Godavari bank is also a beautiful place.
Just 60kms from Hyderabad is holy shrine of Lakshmi narasimha swamy temple in yadagirigutta. Surendrapuri and Bhongiri fort are also good places to visit.
Bidar is a historic place in north-eastern part of Karnataka. It is a popular tourist destination for monuments and temples built in Bahmani era. Bidar fort and tombs of Bahmanis are popular tourist attractions. Black bug jungle resort is an excellent lakeside resort in the forest.
Warngal has many excellent places to visit. Ramappa temple, Ramappa lake, Thousand pillars temple, pakala lake, Bhadrakali temple , Warangal fort and Eturu nagaram sancturay are only a few to name.
Kurnool is a beautiful city on the banks of Thungabhadra river. Kondareddy buruju (kurnool fort), Belum caves, Ahobilam, sangameswaram, Alampur and Mahanandi are some of the important places to visit around Kurnool.
Raghavendraswamy temple ,Lakshmi venkateswara temple in Mutt complex and Panchamukha temple in Raichur are some of the tourist places in Mantralayam. Navabrindavan, an island in between two branches of River Tungabhadra, between the districts of Koppal and Bellary, is at a distance of 175 km from Mantralayam.
