Lal Darwaza

This article is about the place in Hyderabad. For the place in Delhi, see Lal Darwaza (Delhi).

Lal Darwaza (Red Gate) is one of the old neighbourhoods or Inner City in Hyderabad, India.

Lal Darwaza
Walled City
Coordinates: 17°21′N 78°29′E
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Hyderabad
Metro	Hyderabad
Government
• Body	GHMC
Languages
• Official	Telugu,
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	500 053
Vehicle registration	TG
Lok Sabha constituency	Hyderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chandrayangutta
Planning agency	GHMC
Website	telangana.gov.in

Bonalu celebrations at Lal Darwaza in 2016

History

Lal Darwaza was built in 1907. A large red door at the entrance to this suburb was named Lal darwaza (Red Door) during the time of the Nizams. The founder and Local leader venkataswamy mudhiraj who organiser of bonalu festival proposed to develop the temple Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad who served as Prime Minister of Nizam government, started the Bonalu Festival under organisation of venkataswamy mudhiraj Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Mahbub Ali Khan gave donations and land to this and many other temples.^[1]

Culture

Bonala Jathara ("Procession" in English) at Lal Darwaza is considered the biggest cultural festival in Telangana.^[2][3]

Geography

It is a kilometer from Charminar (1.5 km), Koti (4 km), Afzalgunj (3 km), CBS (Central Bus Station-IMLIBAN) (3 km), Chandrayangutta (1.5 km), Uppuguda (0.5 km) With the surroundings Aliyabad, Chatrinaka, Gowlipura, Rajannabai, Shalibanda.

Earlier a Sufi Dargah with a writing engraved "Pather ki Dargha" ("Stone Mausoleum" in English) was found in Lal Darwaza.

Commercial area

Many shops are present. A movie theater Sudha 70MM; now known as Cinepolis is located there.^[4]

Transport

Lal Darwaza is connected to other towns by TSRTC buses. A Bus Depot is nearby. The closest MMTS is at Uppuguda.