Parsigutta is an area in

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. It is famous for residential houses and temples. It comes under Boudhanagar

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Division and Secunderabad

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and

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Constituency. It comprises New Ashok Nagar, Sanjeevapuram, L.N.Nagar, Amber Nagar, Alladi RajKumar Nagar.

Culture

The neighbourhood is a mixed culture of religions including

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and

Parsis Parsis () or Parsees are an ethnoreligious group of the Indian subcontinent adhering to Zoroastrianism. They are descended from Persians who migrated to Medieval India during and after the Arab conquest of Iran (part of the early Muslim co ...

after whom the locality is named.

Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi (ISO: ), also known as Vinayak Chaturthi (), or Ganeshotsav () is a Hindu festival commemorating the birth of the Hindu god Ganesha. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha's clay idols privately in homes and p ...

and

Navaratri Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in the honour of the goddess Durga. It spans over nine nights (and ten days), first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar), and again in the month of Sharada. It is ob ...

festivals are grandly celebrated here by placing

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and

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idols. Also Ramzan and

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festivals are celebrated Since a decade, every year in New Ashok Nagar there will be Rangoli Competition held for hundreds of women at the Community Hall near

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Temple Lane on the eve of Sankranthi (14 January) and the prizes will be distributed on 26 January. Women from surrounding areas also participate enthusiastically in this competition and make the festival and roads colourful. ''Shirdi Sai Baba'' and ''Sri Anjaneya temple'' are famous temples in Parsigutta, situated near New MCH Colony Community hall. Every year in this temple Hanuman Jayanthi, Vinayaka Chavathi and Sri Rama Navami are celebrated and AnnaDanam is organized.

Transport

Parsigutta is near to

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and is surrounded by Padmarao nagar, Warsiguda, Ramnagar and Musheerabad. The largest fish market in the city is located near this area. The area is well connected by road.

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Bus No. 44 commutes from Secunderabad Rathifile bus stand to Parsigutta frequently. Also many private vehicles provide their services to commute.

Development

This area is gradually developing. All main centres, such as hospitals and main bus stands, are nearby. Many professors from

Osmania University Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farman to establish OSMANIA UNIVERSITY on the day of 28 August 1918. It ...

are from Parsigutta.

References

Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India {{Hyderabad-geo-stub