Naubat Pahad and Kala Pahad are the twin rocky hillocks, seen beside the
Hussain Sagar Lake at
Hyderabad. Pahad denotes hill and Naubat denotes drum. During
Mughal period, official proclamations were announced to the public by beating the drums from the hilltop of Naubat Pahad. On the top of Naubat Pahad is the
Birla Planetarium and on the Kala Pahad is the
Birla Temple.
These hillocks are situated north of the
Public Gardens.
