Mangatrai Pearls

Hyderabad


This business has been in operation for five generations and stocks cream, golden, white and black saltwater pearls from across the globe. A string of black pearls might cost US$500, a small strand of freshwater pearls US$20. Has branches across the city.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Hyderabad attractions

1. Lamakaan

0.54 MILES

This noncommercial 'inclusive cultural space' is an open centre that hosts plays, films, musical events, exhibitions, organic markets and lectures; some…

2. Kalakriti Art Gallery

0.97 MILES

One of the city's best contemporary galleries, Kalakriti hosts excellent exhibitions by some of India's leading artists, and collaborative programme's…

3. Nehru Centenary Tribal Museum

1.68 MILES

This museum exhibits photographs, dioramas of village life, musical instruments and some exquisite Naikpod masks. It’s basic, but you’ll get a glimpse…

4. Buddha Statue & Hussain Sagar

1.69 MILES

Set magnificently on a plinth in the Hussain Sagar, a lake created by the Qutb Shahs, is a colossal stone statue of the Buddha (18m tall). The Dalai Lama…

5. Spanish Mosque

1.71 MILES

Constructed in 1906, this highly ornate mosque is Moorish-meets-Deccan in style, with an array of minarets, balconies and columns.

6. Birla Mandir

1.8 MILES

The ethereal Birla Mandir, constructed of white Rajasthani marble in 1976, graces Kalapahad (Black Mountain), one of two rocky hills overlooking the lake…

7. Lumbini Park

1.81 MILES

Lumbini Park is a pleasant place to enjoy sunsets and the popular musical fountain (6.30-8pm). There's also a nightly laser show (₹50) at 7.15pm and 8…

8. Birla Science Centre

2.01 MILES

The Birla Science Centre comprises a museum of science, dolls and archaeology, plus a planetarium. Displays are somewhat dated, but the Dinosaurium has…