About a mile from the Golconda fort, on the road to Osman Sagar stands a unique structure on a rugged hillock. Double-storeyed and square shaped, with strong arches on all sides, Taramati’s Baradari stands in splendid isolation on its raised terrace. Once upon a time, during the Qutb Shahi days, this stately pavilion used to reverberate with music and dance whenever Taramati entertained.

This lady is said to have seen her heydays as a royal mistress during the reign of Abdullah Qutb Shah and the last King of Golconda, Abul Hasan Tana Shah, roughly from 1626 to 1687. This beautiful courtesan was an accomplished singer and musician. Popular lore has it that Taramati, on moonlit nights, used to dance on a tightrope that extended from her pavilion all the way to the Golconda fort. The visitor can still see the beautiful mausoleum of Taramati at Ibrahim Bagh in the royal cemetery. On the opposite side of the road stands the Mosque of Pemamati, another royal courtesan of the same time.