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I was playing the host to a friend who happened to drop in for the long weekend in Hyderabad. Well we then happened to visit the Golconda Fort which actually made Hyderabad famous much before it came to be known for the Indian city known for its biriyani or the Iranian tea. Golkonda actually comes from Golla Konda which is a Telugu word for Shepherd's Hill. Golconda was once the only known diamond mine in the whole wide world, for quite some time.

About the pics:

Men on a cobblestone path: on the right hand side of the pic were the barracks and the windows are of 6ft 5inch in height. That was also the least height for a man to enroll in the king’s army.

The pool: The water for royal use collected here after running off from places at a higher altitude ,nearby.  Twenty men used to pump water with handpumps throughout the day in shifts.

A slope with fish-gill design: That’s the filter used for water purification.

Heavy weight- If you can carry this weight on your back, you are fit enough to be in the highness’s army.