This was four days after Rajab 13, the birthday of Hazrat Ali. This Sunday (February 5, 2023) coincided with Rajab 13 and the Moula Ali shrine bustled with thousands of devotees from far and wide.

After a shrine was built on the hill in 1578 CE, the area around it has come to be known as Moula Ali, after Hazrat Ali. Incidentally, the city of Hyderabad, which was founded 13 years later in ...