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Is this anything?'s avatar

I love Hyderabad. I have stayed in Hyderabad. I had no idea about the Hyderabad you show us Ila. Thank god for that. The working life memories are somehow dull when compared to the memories that include wandering and finding reflections in still water. Graveyards are of interest to yours truly too, though I have not explored even one of them, ever. Thank you for writing this and using khoob saari pics.

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Ila Reddy's avatar

Thank you 💜💜💜 Your heartwarming comments make me want to keep writing!

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Sarthak Dev's avatar

That first paragraph is love. As is the rest of this post, but the setup was makkhan.

I love the specifics you gone into, like the motifs and influences on the pillars. It made the place come alive. Your essays have this amazing quality of taking a reader inside a place. This one was no different. The prose, pictures, and narration - on point. Hyderabad trip needed.

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Ila Reddy's avatar

Thank you for the kind words, Sarthak! 💜

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Uday's avatar

For someone who thinks Hydernad is a second home - I can't believe there are places I haven't even considered exploring! You show me a Hyd that's like in another galaxy, time and place waiting to be discovered! This is fabulous writing Ila - but that is always the case no :)!

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Ila Reddy's avatar

Thank you so much, Uday! I hope you get to visit the Paigah tombs on your next trip :) I myself learnt about it only two years ago - finally got to visit this December. There's so much in our cities waiting to be discovered and re-discovered!

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Rita Mishra's avatar

Beautiful one, Ila. Always look forward to reading your posts.

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Ila Reddy's avatar

Thank you, Rita 😊

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Manmeet Kaur's avatar

Such a lively post about tombs! Thanks for taking us along with you, Ila!

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Ila Reddy's avatar

Thanks for reading, Manmeet! :)

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Sanket's avatar

Ila this, as always, is beautiful. It makes me want to go Hyderabad and explore all that you so beautifully describe.

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Ila Reddy's avatar

Thank you so much, Sanket! Hope you get to do so soon :)

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Puneet Aghi's avatar

Your posts build curiosity about the places you visit, which i believe is amazing!

Beautiful writing and pictures. We want more posts on Hyderabad...

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Ila Reddy's avatar

Thank youuu, Puneet! :) More soon.

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Nitin Goel's avatar

Thank you for showcasing the trippy patterns within the architecture! :)

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Ila Reddy's avatar

I soooo love these patterns! 😍 Thanks for reading!

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Lankala R Reddy MD, FAAP's avatar

Thank you Ila for such a amazing and beautiful article,well researched.

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Ila Reddy's avatar

Thank you for reading!

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Lankala R Reddy MD, FAAP's avatar

Thank you Ila for such a amazing and beautiful article,well researched.

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Abhinaba's avatar

Wonderful

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Ila Reddy's avatar

Thank you

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Tippu Sultan Mohideen's avatar

As always, loved your descriptive work Ila

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Ila Reddy's avatar

Thank you Tippu 😊

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Priya Vikram's avatar

I loved the pictures with the descriptions. I am looking forward to seeing all of this whenever I visit Hyderabad next...

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Ila Reddy's avatar

Thank you Priya, hope you get to explore these tombs soon!

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