:::Lord Venketaswara:::

:::Lord Venketaswara:::, originally uploaded by goodwill2006.

Mangalam Bhagavan Vishnum
Mangalam Garudadhwajah
Mangalam Pundareekaksham
Mangalayatano Harih

All auspiciousness to God Vishnu
All auspiciousness to One who has Garuda as His flag
All auspiciousness to One who has eyes like the lotus flowers
And auspeciousness to Hari

.........and this is how we chant in Sanskrit, when we star something new.
Something new!!!.........yeah....its my journey to the Hi Tech City Hyderabad, which commenced on 10th of August and I enjoyed the stay there for full one week with great learning experiences.

This majestic view is from the Birla Temple, Hyderababd.
Made in marble brought from Rajasthan and dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, known as Balaji in the north, the temple is built on a hillock called Kala Pahad, one of the Naubat Pahad twins.
This tepmle lords over its equally celebrated surroundings comprising the imposing Secretariat buildings, the azure-blue waters of Hussain Sagar, the serene and halcyon Lumbini Park, the luxurious Public Gardens dominated by the Asafjahi-style Legislative Assembly complex and the Reserve Bank of India.
From the highest level of the temple, the spectacle around is breath-taking,
---->providing a view of the verdure of the city Hyderabad,,
---->the incessant flow of traffic on the Tank Bund,
---->crowds thronging the administrative complexes of the government,
---->the newly-built flyovers,
---->the cultural hubof the city Ravindra Bharathi and the NTR Memorial.