Shopping activity is picking up early in Hyderabad’s Old City as residents prepare for Ramzan. Many shoppers are completing their purchases in advance to devote more time to prayers during the holy month, prompting traders and vendors to stock up across major markets.
As Ramzan approaches, ghota maker Mohd Anwar’s workshop in Hyderabad’s Old City comes alive. For nearly four decades, he has supplied traditional wooden ghotas essential for haleem preparation, meeting rising seasonal demand from hotels across the city.
Continuing the age-old practice of waking up people for 'sehri' during Ramzan, the sehriwalas go around the neighbourhoods beating drums or tin containers
Suggests that police pickets be set up in sensitive, important areas of each zone, says advanced measures have been taken to ensure smooth conduct of both festivals
The eateries selling ‘sheek kebab’, ‘pathar ka ghosth’, ‘kheema and chicken rolls’, and the popular haleem reported brisk business. “On Saturdays tourists drop in to enjoy the weekend here.
Hyderabad: Muslims across the city observed ‘Shab-e-Qadr’, also known as Lailatul-Qadr, the night of power, on Thursday night. The event is observed on the 27th of the Ramzan month. The night is considered auspicious as ‘Quran’, was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed. Large number of people visited the mosques and attended the congregational prayers. Special […]
