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[[File:Masonic Lodge Picquet Tank Secunderabad.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Goshamal Baradari, circa 1890]] | [[File:Masonic Lodge Picquet Tank Secunderabad.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Goshamal Baradari, circa 1890]] | ||
'''Goshamahal Baradari (Masonic Building)''' is a [[freemason]] building located in [[Hyderabad, India]]. It is a [[Baradari (building)|baradari]] that was built in 1682.<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/m/019pho000001056u00003000.html Masonic Lodge and Picquet Tank, Secunderabad], British Library, accessed 1 September 2010</ref> It was donated for use as a [[Freemasonry|Masonic]] hall in 1872 by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lodgeeagle.org/resources/goshamahalbaradari.htm |title=Goshamahal Baradari Masonic Hall |access-date=1 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911053813/http://lodgeeagle.org/resources/goshamahalbaradari.htm |archive-date=11 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is located in [[Goshamahal]].<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/nothing-secretive-about-us-freemasons/article4516621.ece</ref> | '''Goshamahal Baradari (Masonic Building)''' is a [[freemason]] building located in [[Hyderabad, India]]. It is a [[Baradari (building)|baradari]] that was built in 1682.<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/m/019pho000001056u00003000.html Masonic Lodge and Picquet Tank, Secunderabad], British Library, accessed 1 September 2010</ref> It was donated for use as a [[Freemasonry|Masonic]] hall in 1872 by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lodgeeagle.org/resources/goshamahalbaradari.htm |title=Goshamahal Baradari Masonic Hall |access-date=1 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911053813/http://lodgeeagle.org/resources/goshamahalbaradari.htm |archive-date=11 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is located in [[Goshamahal]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/nothing-secretive-about-us-freemasons/article4516621.ece|title=Nothing secretive about us: Freemasons|newspaper=The Hindu|date=17 March 2013}}</ref> | ||
The 324-year-old Goshamahal Baradari is considered by the Freemasons as a precious monument with its massive, majestic balustrades, walls adorned by portraits and photographs of Freemasons in their regalia and an equally lavish banquet hall, all being awe-inspiring sights. Now the oldest Masonic temple in the country, the Baradari has nine Masonic lodges and chapters meeting inside its imposing interiors.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/07/stories/2002110701010200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030508233258/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/07/stories/2002110701010200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 May 2003|title=The world of freemasons|date=7 November 2002|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]| accessdate=3 July 2018}}</ref> | The 324-year-old Goshamahal Baradari is considered by the Freemasons as a precious monument with its massive, majestic balustrades, walls adorned by portraits and photographs of Freemasons in their regalia and an equally lavish banquet hall, all being awe-inspiring sights. Now the oldest Masonic temple in the country, the Baradari has nine Masonic lodges and chapters meeting inside its imposing interiors.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/07/stories/2002110701010200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030508233258/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/07/stories/2002110701010200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 May 2003|title=The world of freemasons|date=7 November 2002|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]| accessdate=3 July 2018}}</ref> | ||
[[Freemasonry]], said to be among the "world's oldest secular fraternal societies," is based on the "principles of fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man" and has a member list that boasts of names like Justice Devender Gupta, several [[nawab]]s of the Nizam's era, Nawab Salar Jung Bahadur, [[Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad]], [[Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy]] and several others. The walls of this building are adorned with portraits of many freemasons including the 7th Nizam - [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Yeh Humara Shehar: Goshamahal |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-02-09/Yeh-Humara-Shehar-Goshamahal-/206003}}</ref> | [[Freemasonry]], said to be among the "world's oldest secular fraternal societies," is based on the "principles of fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man" and has a member list that boasts of names like Justice Devender Gupta, several [[nawab]]s of the Nizam's era, Nawab Salar Jung Bahadur, [[Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad]], [[Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy]] and several others. The walls of this building are adorned with portraits of many freemasons including the 7th Nizam - [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Yeh Humara Shehar: Goshamahal |date=10 February 2016|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-02-09/Yeh-Humara-Shehar-Goshamahal-/206003}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:19, 17 August 2021
Goshamahal Baradari (Masonic Building) is a freemason building located in Hyderabad, India. It is a baradari that was built in 1682.[1] It was donated for use as a Masonic hall in 1872 by the Nizam of Hyderabad.[2] It is located in Goshamahal.[3]
The 324-year-old Goshamahal Baradari is considered by the Freemasons as a precious monument with its massive, majestic balustrades, walls adorned by portraits and photographs of Freemasons in their regalia and an equally lavish banquet hall, all being awe-inspiring sights. Now the oldest Masonic temple in the country, the Baradari has nine Masonic lodges and chapters meeting inside its imposing interiors.[4]
Freemasonry, said to be among the "world's oldest secular fraternal societies," is based on the "principles of fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man" and has a member list that boasts of names like Justice Devender Gupta, several nawabs of the Nizam's era, Nawab Salar Jung Bahadur, Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad, Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy and several others. The walls of this building are adorned with portraits of many freemasons including the 7th Nizam - Mir Osman Ali Khan.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Masonic Lodge and Picquet Tank, Secunderabad, British Library, accessed 1 September 2010
- ↑ "Goshamahal Baradari Masonic Hall". Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ↑ "Nothing secretive about us: Freemasons". The Hindu. 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "The world of freemasons". The Hindu. 7 November 2002. Archived from the original on 8 May 2003. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ↑ "Yeh Humara Shehar: Goshamahal". 10 February 2016.
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