2015 Heritage Rock Precincts of

The city of Hyderabad is home to unique natural rock formations found in the Deccan plateau. Geologists say these granites are 2500 million years old i.e. 60 times older than the Himalayas. Much of this natural wealth has been destroyed for the development of the city. Efforts are on to protect and integrate these stunning rock formations into the development process through creative architecture and conservation mechanisms. The Society to Save Rocks is working towards protection and conservation of rock formations in the Deccan Plateau. It has been instrumental in getting 23 rock precincts in and around Hyderabad notified under the Heritage Regulations of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Government of , in the years 1998 and 2009. In this calendar, the Society presents to you images of all these protected sites, taken by wellwishers of the Society. Location and survey numbers are mentioned on each page. Sketches with the route descriptions to the rocks can be found at www.saverocks. org/preservation. Protect our rocks - they will never grow back ! Published by: List of Rocks January - Rocks around Dargah Ghar-e-Mubarak July - Pahad-e-Sharif Sponsored by: February - Bear’s Nose, Toad Stool & Obelisk August - Mushroom Rock, Pathar Dil, Hamburger & United-we-Stand March - Baba Fakhruddin Gutta September - Rocks at Society to April - Gangabowli, Allabanda, Dattatreya October - Malkam Cheruvu Ridge & Sentinel Rock Save Rocks May - November - Peeran Shah Wali Dargah Rocks June - Tortoise Rock, Skull Rock, Monster Rock, Cliff Rock December - Rocks around Lake

Cover photo: Venkateshwaragutta, Shamirpet, by Dasari Venkata Ramana Design & Production: Supriya Bhalerao Tel: +91 9849008016, email: [email protected] +91 9849008016, email: Tel: Bhalerao Supriya Design & Production: Society to Save Rocks

Rocks around Dargah Ghar-e-Mubarak

Photo: Sangeeta Varma Photo: Lenny Emanuel

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◆ Bara Imam Gutta, behind , V. Manchirevulu, S.no. 228, M. Rajendranagar, RR District (acres 114-37 gts) ◆ Saki Gutta, S.no. 62, V. Gandamguda, M. Rajendranagar, RR District (acres 42-28 gts) Society to Save Rocks Bear’s Nose Rock Toadstool Rock

Obelisk Rock

Photo: Anand Madabhushi Photo: Sangeeta Varma Photo: Sangeeta Varma

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◆ Bear’s Nose – Single formation, now within Trident Hotel, -V. Madhapur, S.no. 64, RR District ◆ Toadstool – Single formation, end of road No. 35 of Society, behind Blue Cross Compound ◆ Obelisk – Single formation, Road No 66 in Jubilee Hills Society, on foot path in front of Plot No. 1326 Society to Save Rocks

Rocks around Baba Fakhruddin Aulia Dargah

Photo: Katharina Sytschik

Photo: Sangeeta Varma Photo: Katharina Sytschik

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◆ Dargah Baba Fakhruddin Aulia and surrounding Hill (Fakhruddingutta), - V. , S.no. 452/1, 448, 450/1 & 450/2, RR District Society to Save Rocks

Gangabowli-ka-Pahad

Allabanda Hill

Dattatreya Temple Rock

All Photos: Sangeeta Varma

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◆ Gangabowli-ka-Pahad, in Allabanda Ridge - V. Rajdarkhanpet, Ward 29, TS No 2, Block A, Hyderabad District (0.91 acres), ◆ Allabanda Hill, near Sitarambagh - V. Rajdarkhanpet, Ward 31, TS No 5, Block G, Hyderabad District (40.41 acres), ◆ Rocks on which Dattatreya temple is situated - V. Asifnagar, Ward 25, TS No 11, Block E, Hyderabad District (3.38 acres) Society to Save Rocks Hillocks around Durgam Cheruvu Lake

Photo: Sangeeta Varma

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◆ Hillocks around Durgam Cheruvu Lake, between Jubilee Hills and Hitec City - V. Paigah, S.no. 44(acres 69-29 gts) and S.no. 46(part), - V. Madhapur, S.no. 63(acres 11-20 gts) and S.no. 64(part), - V. Raidurg Panmakta, S.no. 83(part), - V. Shaikpet, TS no. 1, Block E, Ward No. 9(26 acres) Society to Save Rocks Tortoise Rock

Skull Rock

Monster Rock Photo: Sangeeta Varma Cliff Rock

Photo: Carlos Del Pozo

Photo: Sangeeta Varma Photo: Sangeeta Varma

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◆ Tortoise Rock - Single formation, BN Reddy Hills, near Jubilee Hills Society - V. Raidurg Panmakta, S.no. 5/1, RR District, ◆ Skull Rock - Single formation, now behind Lemon Tree Hotel, Madhapur, - V. Madhapur, S.no. 64, Phase II Hitec City(10m around the rock) ◆ Monster Rock – Single formation, between Roads No 70 & 71, Jubilee Hills Society & Journalists Colony (about 2500 sqm) ◆ Cliff Rock - Hill, Road No. 46, Jubilee Hills Society - V. Raidurg Panmakta, S.no. 120/403/1, Ward 9, TS No 1, Block D, Dist Hyderabad (acres 4-3 gts) Society to Save Rocks Rocks on which Dargah Pahad-e-Sharif is situated

All Photos: Sangeeta Varma

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◆ Rocks on which Dargah Pahad-e-Sharif is situated, Srisailam Road - V. Mamidipally, parts of S.no. 90, 91, 92, 95, 96, 99/1 & 99/2(entire hillock and 100m around the foothills) Society to Save Rocks Mushroom Rock Pathar Dil Rock

Hamburger Rock United-we-Stand Rock

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◆ Mushroom Rock – Single formation, Campus, - V. Gachibowli, S.no. 25, M. , RR District ◆ Pathar-Dil & United-we-Stand: Single formations in MA National University Campus - V. Jagir, S.no. 211 & 212 (50m around both rocks) ◆ Hamburger Rock – Single formation in National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (NITHM) Campus, Telecomnagar, Gachibowli Road - V. Gachibowli, S.no. 71 & 91 (30m around the rock ) Society to Save Rocks Rocks at Moula Ali Hill of Moula Ali Dargah

Hills of Hazrat Khadme Rasool & Dargah Bibi Kohe Batul

All Photos: Polepeddi Vishwanath

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◆ Rocks on which Dargah Moula Ali, Dargah Hazrat Khadme Rasool, and Dargah Bibi Kohe Batul are situated - V. , S.no. 403, 420 to 426(168.36 acres) Society to Save Rocks Ridge behind Malkam Cheruvu

Sentinel Rock

Photo: Katharina Sytschik

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◆ Ridge behind Malkam Cheruvu, Old Mumbai Road - V. Raidurg Navkhalsa, S.no. 66/1 & 66/2 (Slopes and foothills facing north, including APIIC land) ◆ Sentinel Rock - south of Dargah Moula Ali - V. Malkajgiri, S.no. 399, 400, 401(43.54 acres) Society to Save Rocks Rocks around Peran Shah Wali Dargah

Photo: Sangeeta Varma Photo: Lenny Emanuel

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◆ Rocks around Peeran Shah Wali Dargah, near AP Police Academy, between Phase I and II of Snehita Colony Layout, Road - V. Peerancheru, S.no. 24(part) (100m from the periphery of the Dargah, with buffer zone upto 200m) Society to Save Rocks Rock Formations around Deer Park

Photo: Katharina Sytschik Venkateshwaragutta

Photo: Dasari Venkata Ramana Reserved Forest

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Rock Formations around Shamirpet Lake ◆ Venkateshwaragutta, north of Lake, - V. Ghanpur S.no. 92, M. (acres 467-08 gts) ◆ Rocks in Jawahar Deer Park, south of Lake, - V. Shamirpet, S.no. 1284, RR District(25 acres) ◆ Rocks in Shamirpet Reserved Forest, south of Nalsar Road, V. Shamirpet, S.no. 1265, RR District(555 acres)