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AP State Museum MUSEUM (Map p898; Public Gardens Rd, Nampally; ferry drawing admission 10, camera/video 100/500; h10.30am5pm Sat-Thu) ferry drawing The continually renovated ferry drawing State Museum hosts a rather dusty collection of important archaeological finds from the area, as well as a Buddhist sculpture gallery, ferry drawing with some relics of the Buddha and an exhibit on Andhra s Buddhist history. There are also Jain and bronze sculpture galleries, a decorative-arts ferry drawing gallery and a 4500-year-old Egyptian mummy. The museum, like the gorgeous Legislative Assembly building (Map p 898 ) down the road (both commissioned by the seventh nizam), is floodlit at night.

If you re travelling around Andhra Pradesh during Ramadan (known locally as Ramzan), look out for the clay ovens called ferry drawing bhattis. You ll probably hear them before you see them. Men gather around, taking turns to vigorously pound haleem inside purpose-built structures. Come nightfall, the serious business of eating begins. The taste is worth the wait. In September 2010, this love of the dish was taken a step further, ferry drawing being patented as Hyderabadi haleem ; prohibited to be served under that name unless it meets the strict quality guidelines.