Gulbarga ,The Deccan

safari vala · Jul 15th, 2008, 16:25

I liked Gulbarga on my recent 4th tour of India.

The hotel was cheap and very good value for money.There were NO tourists anywhere which made it interesting to see India without the influence of tourism.
The Muslim monuments incl. the famous jama masjid inside the old fort,the haft gumbad, The Dargah of gesu Nawaz sahib etc. were all great chances to see Deccani muslim architecture at its best and Deccani Urdu culture at work.
Bidar and Bijapur are much more touristed but Gulbarga was Ok.
I didn't get a chance to go to Firozabad , the ruins of the old palace of the Sultan from the
1400's but Gulbarga is worth a stop if you are touring the North of karnataka.

vonkla · Jul 15th, 2008, 17:39

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Originally Posted by safari vala

I liked Gulbarga on my recent 4th tour of India.

The hotel was cheap and very good value for money.

On our trip next year we also want to go to Gulbarga. Can you give me the name of this hotel.

Thanks,

Jan

safari vala · Jul 17th, 2008, 16:00

i have forgotten the name of it but it is listed in the current 'footprints guide' which covers these non touristy places well.

skk · Jul 18th, 2008, 07:15

Heyyy.. I was born there ; I was about to say I've never been there but that would be silly - I mean I don't recall ANYTHING about it. I'm adding it to my go-to list for my upcoming visit.

-skk

Jul 15th, 2008, 16:25	#1
safari vala Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 236	Gulbarga ,The Deccan I liked Gulbarga on my recent 4th tour of India. The hotel was cheap and very good value for money.There were NO tourists anywhere which made it interesting to see India without the influence of tourism. The Muslim monuments incl. the famous jama masjid inside the old fort,the haft gumbad, The Dargah of gesu Nawaz sahib etc. were all great chances to see Deccani muslim architecture at its best and Deccani Urdu culture at work. Bidar and Bijapur are much more touristed but Gulbarga was Ok. I didn't get a chance to go to Firozabad , the ruins of the old palace of the Sultan from the 1400's but Gulbarga is worth a stop if you are touring the North of karnataka.

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Jul 17th, 2008, 16:00	#3
safari vala Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 236	i have forgotten the name of it but it is listed in the current 'footprints guide' which covers these non touristy places well.

Jul 18th, 2008, 07:15	#4
skk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boulder CO, USA Posts: 341	Heyyy.. I was born there ; I was about to say I've never been there but that would be silly - I mean I don't recall ANYTHING about it. I'm adding it to my go-to list for my upcoming visit. -skk

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