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A race to save Hyderabad’s Ashoorkhana
News:
- Hyderabad’s Badshahi Ashoorkhana gets a renovation before the onset of monsoon.
Important facts:
2. Badshahi Ashoorkhana is a pilgrimage site.
3. It turns into a house of mourning during Muharram.
4. The Ashoorkhana is said to be 400 years old, built in 1611.
5. It was built by Hyderabad’s founder Muhammad Quli Qutub.
6. This monument was lost for several years.
7. Much later, a legal battle by Moosavi family made the monument accessible again.
8. After renovation, the conservation of the structure will begin soon after its documentation.
9. The documentation is being done by Aga Khan Trust of Culture (AKTC).
10.Telangana has signed a MOU with Aga Khan trust of Culture (AKTC).
