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{{About-distinguish|the park in Hyderabad|Lumbini Gardens|Lumphini Park}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox park
| name = T. Anjaiah Lumbini Park
| photo = File:Lumbini Park, Hyderabad.jpg
| photo_caption = Lumbini Park
| type = [[Urban park]]
| location = [[Hussain Sagar]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| coords = {{coord|17.410|N|78.4722|E|display=inline,title|name=Lumbini Park}}
| area = {{cvt|7.5|acre|order=flip}}
| created = 1994
| designer = Raj Expedith Associates
| operator = Buddha Purnima Project Authority
| visitation_num =
| status = Open all year
}}

'''Lumbini Park''', officially '''T. Anjaiah Lumbini Park''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hyderabad.org.uk/parks-gardens/lumbini-park.html|title=Lumbini Park}}</ref> is a small public, [[urban park]] of {{convert|7.5|acre|0|order=flip}} adjacent to [[Hussain Sagar]] in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[India]]. Since it is located in the centre of the city and is in close proximity to other tourist attractions, such as [[Birla Mandir, Hyderabad|Birla Mandir]] and [[Necklace Road]], it attracts many visitors throughout the year. Boating is one of the best part and people go to the Buddha idol placed in the middle of the tank band in the boats. Constructed in 1994, the park is named after the former [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]] [[T. Anjaiah]]. The park is maintained by the Buddha Purnima Project Authority that functions under the directives of the [[Government of Telangana]]. In 2007, it was one of the targets of the [[25 August 2007 Hyderabad bombings]] that killed 44 people.<ref name="blast">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/death-toll-in-hyderabad-serial-blasts-rises-to-41/47450-3.html|title=Death toll in Hyderabad serial blasts rises to 44|publisher=IBNLive.com|date=2007-08-25|accessdate=2008-08-17|last=Kamalapurkar|first=Shwetal}}</ref>

== History ==
In 1994, Lumbini Park was constructed at a cost of {{INRConvert|23.5|m|year=1994}} on {{convert|7.5|acre|0|order=flip}} of land adjacent to [[Hussain Sagar]]. In 2000, the Buddha Purnima Project Authority (BPPA) was established to maintain specially designated development areas in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]. Among tourist attractions such as [[Necklace Road]] and [[NTR Gardens]], Lumbini Park is being maintained by BPPA.<ref name="bppa">{{cite web|url=http://www.hudahyd.org/inside/bppa1.doc |title=Buddha Purnima Project Authority |publisher=[[Hyderabad Urban Development Authority]] |accessdate=2008-08-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009074843/http://www.hudahyd.org/inside/bppa1.doc |archivedate=9 October 2007 }}</ref> To enhance the inflow of visitors, it constructed additional facilities for [[laser show|laser auditorium]], boating facilities among other visually appealing features such as gardens and musical fountains.<ref name="bppa"/>

In 2006, the park was renamed after [[T. Anjaiah]], the former [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="anjaiah">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/17/stories/2006081720990400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228094426/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/17/stories/2006081720990400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-02-28|title=YSR reiterates promise on housing for the poor|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-08-17|accessdate=2008-08-17}}</ref>
[[File:Buddha statue in lumbini park.jpeg|thumb|[[Buddha Statue of Hyderabad]] in Lumbini Park]]

===2007 terrorist attacks===
{{main|August 2007 Hyderabad bombings}}
On 25 August 2007, [[August 2007 Hyderabad bombings|two bomb blasts in Hyderabad]] killed 44 people and injured 60.<ref name="blast"/> One of the two blasts occurred during the evening hours in the laser auditorium that housed about 500 people at the time of the incident.<ref name="blast1">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/aug/25hydblast.htm|title=Hyderabad: 42 killed, 50 injured in twin blasts|work=Rediff.com|date=2007-08-25|accessdate=2008-08-17|last=Amin Jafri|first=Syed}}</ref> After a few days of being cordoned off for [[forensics|crime scene investigation]], the park was reopened to public after the installation of metal detectors.<ref name="security">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/30/stories/2007083058890200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006110623/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/30/stories/2007083058890200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-10-06|title=Lumbini Park reopens today|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2007-08-30|accessdate=2008-08-17}}</ref>

==Multimedia Fountain Show==
[[Emotion Media Factory]] installed India's first spectacular water multimedia show in Lumbini Park. The multimedia fountain show plays daily to a large audience, the installation combines a full spectrum of media elements, from dazzling laser animation, live video, stunning sound quality, rhythmic musical fountains and extraordinary beam effects, all astonishingly portrayed on one of the largest water screens in India. The elements coalesce to re-create stories and historical and cultural aspects of Hyderabad’s past, present and future, enthralling thousands of guests each night.{{cn|date=October 2020}}

== Features ==
[[File:Water fall at Lumbini Park 1.jpg|thumb|Water fall at Lumbini Park]]
[[File:Lumbini Park Laser show 1.jpg|thumb|Multimedia Show at Lumbini Park]]
[[File:A ride at Lumbini park.jpg|thumb|One of the ride at Lumbini Park]]
A parcel of {{convert|2.5|acre|0|order=flip}} adjacent to the park was acquired from the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department for constructing the laser auditorium. This auditorium, believed to be the first of its kind in India, can seat up to 2000 people at a time for a show on [[History of Hyderabad (India)|Hyderabad's history]].<ref name="laser">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/14/stories/2005011414980300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214180440/http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/14/stories/2005011414980300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-12-14|title=Trial run of laser show begins today|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-01-14|accessdate=2008-08-17}}</ref><ref name="show_detail">{{Cite web|title=Buddha Purnima 2021|url=https://www.bhagymat.com/buddha-purnima-kab-hai-2021-when-is-buddha-purnima-know-the-fast-the-auspicious-date/|url-status=live|website=Bhagymat}}</ref> This was one of the initiatives for the park which was one of the key areas to support the [[global city|World City]] strategy for Hyderabad.<ref name="world_city">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/hyderabad-times/hi-tech-entertainments-on-the-anvil-for-hyderabad/articleshow/42222581.cms|title=Hi-tech entertainments on the anvil for Hyderabad|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=2003-04-03|accessdate=2008-08-17|last=Ramanathan|first=Gayatri}}</ref>

==Working hours==
The park is open to visitors on all days. A laser show is held at venue every day at 7:15 pm except weekends when it happens twice at 7:15 pm and at 8:30 pm.
<ref name="Journeymart">{{cite web|url=http://www.journeymart.com/de/india/andhra-pradesh/hyderabad/lumbini-park.aspx|title=Lumbini Park|publisher=Journeymart|accessdate=2015-06-22}}</ref>

==Getting there==
Lumbini Park is near to Assembly [[Hyderabad metro]] station. Opposite Secretariat New Gate, Hyderabad, Telangana 500004

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [https://plus.google.com/112284497929822231396/about?gl=ie&hl=en G+ page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080930184143/http://ghmc.gov.in/hyd/visitplacesnew.asp?status=21 GHMC]
* [http://www.tripadvisor.ie/ShowUserReviews-g297586-d1228084-r243726238-Lumbini_Park-Hyderabad_Telangana.html Tripadvisor]
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[[Category:Urban public parks]]
[[Category:Parks in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

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