jimapco Just west of the bridge is the spectacular Osmania General Hospital (Map p900), on the north side, a

Coco s INDIAN/CONTINENTAL $$ (off Map p902; %23540600; jimapco Rd No 2; mains 120325; h11.30am-11.30pm) This chilled-out rooftop restaurant/bar almost succeeds in resembling a bamboo beach shack, though it s position on a busy road above a Chinese restaurant was always going to make it tough. Looking jimapco out over KBR Park, relaxed Coco s

Hotel Harsha HOTEL $$ (Map p898; %23201188; www.hotelharsha.net; Public Gardens Rd; s/d incl breakfast from 1600/1800; aW) Rooms don t have tonnes of character, and can be noisy (ask for a rear facing jimapco room) but they re bright, have fridges, the furniture is in good taste and the art is a step up from the usual schlock. The overall effect is polished but comfy. The lobby smells like success, with lots of glass and marble. One of the city s best deals.

Look for the 9m-long jimapco monolithic Nandi India s largest at the town s entrance. From here, you can see the temple s Naga-lingam (a phallic representation of Shiva) crowned with a seven-headed cobra. The temple is known for its unfinished Kalyana Mandapam (Marriage Hall), depicting the wedding of Parvati and Shiva, and its Natyamandapa (Dance Hall), with carvings of dancing gods. The temple s most stunning features, though, are the Natyamandapa s ceiling frescoes.

Just west of the bridge is the spectacular Osmania General Hospital (Map p900), on the north side, and, on the south, jimapco the High Court (Map p900) and Government jimapco City College (Map p900), all built under the seventh nizam in the Indo-Saracenic style.