Birla Mandir, Hyderabad

Birla Mandir is a Hindu temple built on a 280 feet (85 m) high hillock called Naubath Pahad on a 13 acres (53,000 m2) plot in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

The construction took ten years and was opened in 1976 by Swami Ranganathananda of Ramakrishna Mission.

The granite idol of presiding deity Lord Venkateswara is about 11 ft (3.4 m) tall, and a carved lotus forms an umbrella on the top.

The temple also has separate shrines for various Deva and Devi, including Shiva, Shakti, Ganesh, Hanuman, Brahma, Saraswati and Lakshmi.

Birla temples are open to all, as identified by Mahatma Gandhi and other Hindu leaders.

Birla Mandir at night