Raunaq Yar Khan, the 9th Nizam of Hyderabad, organised traditional Sankranti celebrations promoting Hindu–Muslim unity. Festivities included rangoli, Bhogi campfire, folk dances, devotional songs, kite flying, and a grand feast, highlighting gratitude, brotherhood, and cultural harmony.
This two-day event, dedicated to the Pooja of Goddess Saraswati, brought together over 1,500 participants and featured a vibrant array of cultural festivities, including delectable food and captivating music performed in both Hindi and Bengali, a press release said
It is for the first time after being designated as the ninth Nizam that, Raunaq Yar Khan had visited the grave of his grandfather at the Masjid e Jodi at King Kothi