Chowmahalla Palace to Remain Closed For 5 Days
Hyderabad, Jan 16 (Maxim News): Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad will be closed for 5 days in connection with the arrangements being made to perform the last rites of eighth Nizam Mir Barket Ali Khan Walashan Mukaramza Bahadur breathed his last in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday night.
A statement issued by the family, stated “we are deeply saddened to inform you that the H.E.H. The Eighth Nizam of Hyderabad passed away peacefully in Istanbul. As per his desire of being laid to rest in his homeland, his children are scheduled to travel to Hyderabad with the mortal remains of the late Nizam on Tuesday, 17th January 2023.
On arrival to Hyderabad, the body will be taken to the Chowmahalla Palace and after completing the required rituals, the burial will take place at the Asaf Jahi family tombs, it further stated. The schedule and other details will be released in due course, it added.
Chaumahalla Palace was the residence of Nizam Nawab. It was built in 1750. This Chowmahalla Palace is a complex of four Mahals. (Maxim News)
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