Langar Houz
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Langar Houz is a suburb of
This area is well known for its student population due to its close proximity to various engineering colleges. Many politicians and government employees live there. It serves India’s biggest military artillery centre.[1]
History
Langar means "a chain used to tether an elephant". During the Nizam rule a golden langar was donated to a Muslim recluse by the Queen. Later, this was cut in pieces and distributed among holy men as Jagir.[2]
During the period of Muslim Bahmani Sultanate, In Langar food was cooked and served to people of all religions with love and affection and hence it came to be called as Langar Houz.[3][4]
Transport
Langar Houz is connected by buses run by
The closest MMTS train station is at Nampally. Lakdi ka pul is about 7 to 8 km away. Nearest metro station is lakdikapool
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is about 26 to 28 km away and three routes connect to RGIA .[5]
Culture
Dargah Syed Meeran Hussaini Quadri Bogdad is the oldest dargah in the city. It treats patients with mental illness. Several reports stated that mental patients are treated cruelly and are chained inside the dargah.[6]
Dupki Punnam is the holy dip where people wash at the confluence of the Esi and Musi rivers. Musi later turned into a municipal sewer and lost its status as a sacred river.[7]
The old
Neighbourhoods
- Mehdipatnam
- Golkonda
- Tolichowki
- Attapur
- Bandlaguda Jagir
References
- ^ "Yeh Humara Shehar Langar Houz". The Hans India. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- OCLC 254351441.
- OCLC 4291991.
- OCLC 569182905.
- ^ "Langar Houz to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport". Langar Houz to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "No freedom for mentally ill at dargah - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Too dirty for dip: Musi's toxic water drowns tradition of Dupki Punnam - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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