Colossal statue of Buddha on an island in Hussain Sagar Lake, Hyderabad |
Monolithic statue of the Gautam Buddha erected in 1992 |
Hussain Sagar lake was built by Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali in 1562 during the reign of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah |
Lumbini Park on the south shore of Hussain Sagar |
Security is tight at Lumbini Park - there was a terrorist bombing here in 2007 |
Mosaic fountain, Lumbini Park |
Interesting motif...Great White Shark attacking a dolphin |
Tourist boats for cruises on the Hussain Sagar lake, Lumbini Park |
The Bhagmati, Hussain Sagar |
The big Buddha seen from Lumbini Park |
The Kohinoor, Lumbini Park |
Docks for cruises to the Big Buddha, Lumbini Park |
Buddha Purnima Project Authority - Lumbini Park |
Boys in Lumbini Park |
They've turned on the shark fountain, Lumbini Park |
Lumbini Park fountain |
Night cruise to the big Buddha |
18m tall Buddha weighing 450 tons |
Reflection of the big Buddha |
The barge ferrying the big Buddha to the island sank and Buddha sat on the lake bottom for several years |
Statue of Buddha, Hyderabad |
Carvings around the base of the Hussain Sagar Buddha |
Carvings around the base of the Hussain Sagar Buddha |
Carvings around the base of the Hussain Sagar Buddha |
Colossal Buddha at night, Hyderabad |
Colossal Buddha at night, Hyderabad |
Colossal Buddha at night, Hyderabad |
Big Buddha with the crescent moon, Hyderabad |
Big Buddha with the crescent moon, Hyderabad |
Big Buddha with the crescent moon, Hyderabad |
Local tourist with the Big Buddha |
Local tourists with the Big Buddha |
Colossal Buddha at night, Hyderabad |
Colossal Buddha at night, Hyderabad |
Buddhist carvings around the base of the Big Buddha |
Buddhist carvings around the base of the Big Buddha |
Guardian lion with the crescent moon |
Buddhist carvings around the base of the Big Buddha |
Reflection of the colossal Buddha in the lake |
Reflection of the colossal Buddha in the lake |
Reflection of the colossal Buddha in the lake |
Sailing back to shore |
Sailing back to shore |
Hyderabad's big Buddha |
Hyderabad's big Buddha |
Hyderabad's big Buddha |
The Birla Mandir Temple seen from Hussain Sagar Lake at night |
Cruise prices |
Telegana Tourism |
The Hyderabad Boat Club, Hussein Sagar |
Lumbini Park |
Hussain Sagar Lake, Hyderabad |
Hussain Sagar Lake, Hyderabad |
Indira Gandhi |