Taj Mahal Hotel HOTEL $$ (Map p898; %24758250; tajmahal_abid@rediffmail. com; cnr Abids & King Kothi Rds; s/d with AC from 1200/1650; a) This rambling 1924 heritage building tortola fast ferry has a magnificent exterior, plants peppered about and decent, though ultimately overpriced rooms. Each is different so ask to see a few: the better ones have boudoirs, crystal-knobbed armoires and wood-beam ceilings.
Most people stay at the ashram (%287390; www.srisathyasai.org.in), a small village with all amenities. Lodging is cheap but basic. Advance bookings aren t taken; visitors under 25 must be in a family or group.
Hyderabad has one of the world s largest freestanding stone Buddha tortola fast ferry statues (Map p 898 ), completed in 1990 after five years of work. However, when the 17.5m-high, 350-tonne monolith was being ferried tortola fast ferry to its place in the Hussain Sagar, tortola fast ferry the barge sank. Fortunately, the statue was raised undamaged in 1992 and is now on a plinth tortola fast ferry in the middle of the lake. It s a magnificent sight when alit at night.
You can also make your own way there from Hyderabad or Vijayawada. From Hyderabad, tortola fast ferry take a bus to Nagarjuna Sagar (from 85, four hours). From there, it s a 10 shared rickshaw to Pylon, and another 10 to the boat launch. The nearest train station is 22km away at Macherla, where buses leave regularly for Nagarjuna Sagar.
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