📍 Temple🌄 Viewpoint📍 Architecture

Birla Mandir Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

4.6 (0)

Overview

A white Rajasthani-marble Venkateswara temple on Naubath Pahad, its terraces serving the city's best free skyline view.

Why visit: Marble serenity floating above Hussain Sagar's lights.

Things to do

›Venkateswara darshan
›Skyline terraces
›Night-lit marble

DarshanPhotography

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Feb (evenings)

Entry fee

Free

Hours

7:00 AM – 12 PM, 3:00 – 9:00 PM

Est. budget

Free–₹100

Duration

1–2 hrs

Nearby attractions

Within

0.3 km

📍 Museum

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B.M. Birla Science Centre & Planetarium

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📍 Park

4.1

Lumbini Park

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The lakeside park at Hussain Sagar's south gate — musical fountains, a laser show on water screens and the Buddha ferry jetty.

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📍 Garden

4.1

NTR Gardens

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🏞️ Lake

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📍 Museum

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Salar Jung Museum

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📍 Park

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KBR National Park

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📍 Heritage

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📍 Shopping

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Laad Bazaar

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📍 Museum

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Purani Haveli Nizam's Museum

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