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A Walk through Charminar

One of Hyderabad's best-known districts, the Charminar area, also called the "old city", is the heart of the Muslim community. We took a walk through the area one night just before Id, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramzan.












With most people there fasting during the day, at night the streets completely overflow with activity. Most noticeable are the bangle sellers, haleem hawkers and other vendors selling fabrics, clothes, kitchen items and all kinds of other stuff, well into the early morning hours.

Ramzan also overlaps with the Hindu festival season, which culminates with Diwali. Hence, the atmosphere is pretty festive all around.

posted by David @ 9:09 AM