Parsigutta

Parsigutta is an area in Secunderabad, Telangana, India. It is famous for residential houses and temples. It comes under Boudhanagar Municipal Division and Secunderabad Assembly and Loksabha Constituency. There is a hill (graveyard like well) which was built by Parsi Community where their dead bodies are thrown inside it leaving their dead to be eaten by vultures and other carnivorous birds. That is why the name Parsigutta (gutta is a Telugu word which means hill).

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

Festivals

Almost every festival is celebrated here. It is a mixed culture of religions including Muslims and Christians. Ramzan and Christmas are celebrated here. Ganesh Chaturthi and Navaratri festivals are grandly celebrated here by placing Ganesh and Maa Durga idols.

Since a decade, every year in New Ashok Nagar there will be Rangoli Competition held for hundreds of women at the Community Hall near Pochamma Temple Lane on the eve of Sankranthi (January 14) and the prizes will be distributed on January 26. Women from surrounding areas also participate with lots of enthusiasm in this competition and make the festival and roads colourfull.

Shirdi Sai Baba and Sri Anjaneya temple is very well known temple in Parsigutta situated near New MCH Colony Community hall. Every year in this temple Vinayaka chavathi and Sri Rama Navami is celebrated with great enthusiasm and organize AnnaDanam.

Transportation

Parsigutta surrounded by Padmarao nagar, Warasiguda, Ram nagar and Musheerabad. Fish market which is largest in city is located near to this area. It is near Secunderabad Railway Station, 10 minutes journey by road. There are a number of sharing Autos from Parsigutta to Secunderabad Rathifile Bus stand which charge 10Rs per person and couple of buses (Bus No:44) which commute from Secunderabad Rathifile bus stand to Parsigutta frequently.

Development

This area is gradually developing. All main centres are very near this place like theatres, hospitals and main bus stands. Many professors from Osmania University are from Parsigutta.

HDFC, AXIS, SBI & ICICI ATM are available here, for other ATMs residents have to go to nearby Padmarao Nagar.

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