Hyderabad accommodates several tourist places such as Charminar, Birla Mandir, Salar Jung Museum, Shri Jagannath Temple, Golconda Fort, and Calvary Temple. Taramati Baradari is also one of them. It is a historical inn as part of Ibrahim Bagh, a Persian-style garden built during the reign of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah, the fourth Sultan of Golconda.
It was built in the 17th century. This area now falls within the limits of Hyderabad city. The tourism department believes the place is named after Taramati, the favourite dancer of the seventh Sultan of Golconda, Abdullah Qutub Shah.
According to the Tourism Department, the name Taramati Baradari is associated with the romantic story between Sultan Abdullah Qutub Shah and dancer Taramati. It is said that the Sultan used to hear Taramati’s voice from the Golconda Fort. She used to sing for the travellers in the Serai.
This voice used to flow through the wind and reach the fort. The distance from the Golconda Fort to Serai was about two kilometres. There has been no confirmation of the story.
It’s just a belief which has been going around for years. Another fable tells of two ravishing dancing sisters, Taramati and Premamati. They danced on ropes tied between their pavilion and the balcony of the king and patron, Abdulla Qutub Shah.
As a tribute to these dancers, they were both buried in the royal cemetery of the Qutub Shahi Kings. Taramati Baradari is a special place for sunset. The view of the setting sun in the evening makes thi.
