Bibi ka alam
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Hyderabad: The Bibi Ka Alam procession story and its importance
Hyderabad: There is no doubt that the Bibi Ka Alam procession in the Old City of Hyderabad is one of the largest religious gatherings in the city. In public memory, even the…
- Hyderabad
Muharram: Bibi-ka-Alam procession attracts thousands in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The historic Bibi-ka-Alam Muharram procession in Hyderabad’s Old City set off on Friday afternoon, June 26, with great fervour. The procession saw thousands of people turn up for the annual event…
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Traffic advisory issued for Bibi-ka-Alam procession in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Ahead of the Bibi-ka-Alam procession on Friday, June 26, Hyderabad Police has issued a traffic advisory that will be in effect from 12 pm to 10 pm. Traffic will not be…
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How the Nizams made Bibi-ka-Alam Hyderabad’s Muharram icon
The institution of Bibi-ka-Alam was created under the Shia Qutb Shahi rulers of Golconda, but it became Hyderabad’s pre-eminent public symbol of Muharram through sustained Asaf Jahi patronage, royal endowments, ceremonial participation…
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Sajjanar visits Bibi Ka Alam, inaugurates Elephant trial walk
Hyderabad: VC Sajjanar, Hyderabad City Police Commissioner, visited the historic Bibi Ka Alam in Dabeerpura and Darulshifa on Saturday, June 20, on the occasion of Muharram, where he offered the ‘datti’ ceremonial…
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Elephant Sreedevi in Hyderabad for Bibi ka Alam procession
Hyderabad: Sreedevi, the elephant that will be used for the procession of Bibi Ka Alam in Hyderabad, reached the city in the late hours of Wednesday, June 17. The elephant is currently…
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Kerala elephant Sreedevi to lead Hyderabad’s Bibi Ka Alam
Hyderabad: Maintaining a long-standing tradition, an elephant named Sreedevi from Kerala was brought to Hyderabad on Wednesday, June 17, to lead this year’s Bibi Ka Alam procession on Youm-e-Ashura, the 10th day…
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Hyderabad police review arrangements for Bibi Ka Alam procession
Hyderabad: Hyderabad City Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar chaired a coordination meeting on Friday, June 12, to review arrangements for the upcoming Muharram and the historic Bibi Ka Alam procession. The meeting was…
- Telangana
Kavitha questions govt’s Muharram readiness, elephant delay
Hyderabad: Bharat Rakshana Sena (BRS) leader K Kavitha on Thursday, June 4, criticised the Telangana government for what she described as a lack of preparedness for the upcoming Muharram observances, noting that…
- Telangana
Telangana govt seeks elephant from Karnataka, Kerala for Muharram procession
Hyderabad: The Telangana Waqf Board on Thursday, April 30, submitted a letter to the Principal Secretary of the Minorities Welfare Department asking for a permanent arrangement of an elephant for the Muharram…
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For first time, Hyderabad’s titular Nizam offers Bibi Ka Alam dhatti at Aza Khana E Zehra
Hyderabad: For the first time in the history of Hyderabad, the scion of the Asaf Jafi dynasty offered the traditional Dhatti and ‘Nazrana’ to the sacred Bibi Ka Alam at Aza Khana…
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Hyderabad sees huge gathering for Bibi ka Alam procession
Hyderabad: A sea of Shia mourners in Hyderabad took out Ashura procession in the city to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Imam Hussain on the 10th day of Muharram,…
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3000 Hyderabad police personnel deployed for Bibi Ka Alam procession
Hyderabad: City police commissioner CV Anand said that the department has deployed 3,000 personnel across the length and breadth of Hyderabad to ensure a peaceful Muharram procession, mainly between July 5 and…
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Traffic advisory issued ahead of Bibi Ka Alam procession
Hyderabad: In view of the annual Bibi Ka Alam procession on Sunday, July 6, the Hyderabad city traffic police released an advisory for the general public to avoid routes falling on the procession…
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Bibi ka Alam elephant arrives in Hyderabad a day before Ashura
Hyderabad: With just a day remaining for Ashura, a trained elephant named Laxmi from Tumkur, Karnataka, has been organised to carry the iconic Bibi ka Alam in Hyderabad’s ancient Ashura procession scheduled…
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