How Did Punjagutta Get That Name?

Have you ever thought about what Punjagutta means? Punjagutta derived its very name from a ‘pahad’ or hill, which has imprints of a palm (or ‘panja’) and a knee on a rock.

Hyderabad: Have you ever thought about what Punjagutta means? Punjagutta derived its very name from a ‘pahad’ or hill, which has imprints of a palm (or ‘panja’) and a knee on a rock. It is said that the imprints were first identified by Qutb Shahis, who believed that the imprints engraved on the rock were of Hazrat Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam. Here’s a special story from Telangana Today about how Punjagutta got that name.

 

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