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| the muslim quarter just a couple kilometers from charminar |
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| charminar! it was built by sultan muhammad quli qutb shah in 1591 as a commemoration of the end of a plague epidemic that had hit the city. i got that information off of wiki, but i'm sure i could've gotten it from the tour guide who was charging 150 rupees to walk us through. but we weren't about to waste money on that. |
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| some fruit stalls four stories below us (we took a few flights of crazy steep stairs to the top of charminar) |
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| an alley in with loads of food, bangle, cloth, and other stalls...it's amazing how many people can fit into such a tiny area. |
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| the mecca masjid or makkah masjid, which is just adjacent to the charminar. it's the biggest mosque in the andhra pradesh state, and one of the biggest in india. we were near it at 5:00 during the call to prayer, it was otherworldly. |
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| my friend and travel companion, sowmya :) |
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| the three of us (the girl with the bindi is niranjani, a coworker and pitt med school student) |
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| this picture and the one above it were taken in two bangle stores near charminar...this area is kind of known for being bountiful in bangle stores. some of them are gold, some of them are not. so vigilance of the quality (and pricing) is of the utmost importance. i paid 50 rupees for bangles that he tried to charge 150 for: i was NOT about to be ripped off. |
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