Visited the famous Ayyappa temple of Bolaram ( Secunderabad ) this evening. It is the oldest temple and incidentally the first temple of Hyderabad. Some very important buildings are located opposite to this Ayyappa temple which includes Holy Trinity Church of Bolaram. Interestingly, Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel our first defense minister had negotiated the terms of its surrender with the Nizam of Hyderabad during the annexation of Hyderabad state. Holy Trinity Church of Bolaram was funded by Queen Victoria in 1847, and therefore, Elizabeth II had visited the same church on her wedding anniversary during 1980. Ayyappa temple is located on the highway at Bolaram very close to Alwal of Secunderabad. Ayyappa temple complex Bolaram has Lord Ayyappa the presiding deity and temples of Lord Ganapathy, Lord Guruvayoorappan, Lord Shiva-Parvathy and Navagraha. The temple had been attracting large number of devotees.
The attached picture shows Lord Shiva-Parvathy.
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