A TRIP TO TWO CONTRASTING TEMPLES

    Anyone who is even vaguely familiar with the city of Hyderabad, has heard about the famous Birla Mandir, an iconic marble temple, and, the Birla Planetarium, both built by the Birla foundation in the mid 70s. In an attempt to enjoy what seemed atleast initially, a pleasant evening to be outdoors, yesterday, we (my parents and I) decided to visit Naubhat Pahad, the hill that houses the two structures . Once we reached the base of the temple, after the customary rituals of surrendering footwear and cell phones in return for a gold-ish token, and being subject to a clothed physical examination by a security guard, we headed towards the flight