Tanya posted about a Hussaini Alam walk on Sunday at 8 am and I was keen to go. I asked Satish if he wanted to go and he was fine with it and so were Sunnie and Aruna so we all went off and parked near Chowmohalla palace and walked to the Mahbub Chowk Clock Tower where we were to meet. Since we were early we got ourselves a cup of tea at Obaid Hotel next to the Mahbub Chowk Clock Tower.
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| The clock tower with its shops |
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| Chowk e Masjid |
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| Chowk e Masjid entrance |
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| Mahbub chowk clock tower |
Satish got some good pics of the clock tower which is accessible to the public. For the first time i noticed that there we a bunch of tiny shops that had sprung up all around the periphery of the clock tower, most selling used tools and equipment. The other side was where Mahbub Chowk bazaar was, a place where exotic birds and stuff were sold in the old days. They are building a new market place and I am hoping they will keep the old sensibility in mind when designing it.
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| The Paigah deodi |
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| An archway large enough for elephants to pass |
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| An interesting pilla |
We had our tea and walked to the Asaf Jah era mosque (1817) called 'Chowk ke Masjid'. Right in front of it was a quaint barber shop with beautiful colours, a drinking water room, a naan maker, an old restaurant..small ancient shops. We met the others and took some pics while waiting. Tanya started off the walk and led us towards the Amir-e Kabir Road.
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| The Iqbal Ud-Dowla deodi |
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| The chajja is the Paigah style - can see it at the Piagah tombs as well |
First we stopped at an old deodi of the Paigah family, quite impressive. It belonged to the Shams Ul Umrah she said. Then we moved on and saw the Iqbal Deodi and walked back to the Khurshid Jah deodi.
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| Door |
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| Gate at Iqbal Ud Dowla deodi |
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| Entrance to Khurshid Jah deodi grounds |
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| Khurshid Jah mansion - under renovation |
We headed back after the deodi because Satish had a plane to catch. Nice walk. Thanks Tanya.
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