Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park, National park in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India.
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park is a protected area covering 158 hectares (390 acres) in the Jubilee Hills neighborhood of Hyderabad, India. The grounds consist of forested zones, open clearings, and paved paths that wind through hilly terrain.
The palace complex was given to Prince Mukarram Jah on his coronation by his father Prince Azam Jah in 1967. The Andhra Pradesh government declared the whole complex a national park in 1998 after central approval, leaving the Nizam control of about 11 acres, later under six. In June 2010 the prince agreed to exchange Chiran Palace and 16 other properties for six acres in the park's north-west corner.
The park carries the name of a regional political figure, and its pathways now wind through woodland that once formed royal gardens. Visitors often see school groups conducting botanical exercises or families using the shaded spots for weekend picnics.
The grounds open in the morning from 5:30 to 10:00 and in the evening from 4:30 to 6:30, with separate entrances for the park and the palace grounds. The paths are mostly paved, but some steep sections require sturdy footwear.
The park's name honours Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, but the palace inside it keeps a separate name, Chiran Palace, built in 1940. The complex also held a Mor (peacock) bungalow on a hillock, stables for elephants, horses and cattle, and a motor khana that housed a fleet of vintage cars.
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