Hyderabad: A hot air balloon carries passengers during the Hot Air Balloon Festival, inaugurated by Telangana Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao at Golconda Golf Club as part of Sankranti festival celebrations, in Hyderabad on Friday, January 16, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Hyderabad: Hot air balloons carry passengers during the Hot Air Balloon Festival, inaugurated by Telangana Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao at Golconda Golf Club as part of Sankranti festival celebrations, in Hyderabad on Friday, January 16, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Hyderabad: Hot air balloons carry passengers during the Hot Air Balloon Festival, inaugurated by Telangana Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao at Golconda Golf Club as part of Sankranti festival celebrations, in Hyderabad on Friday, January 16, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Hyderabad: Hot air balloons carry passengers during the Hot Air Balloon Festival, inaugurated by Telangana Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao at Golconda Golf Club as part of Sankranti festival celebrations, in Hyderabad on Friday, January 16, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Hyderabad: Hot air balloons carry passengers during the Hot Air Balloon Festival, inaugurated by Telangana Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao at Golconda Golf Club as part of Sankranti festival celebrations, in Hyderabad on Friday, January 16, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Hyderabad: Hot air balloons carry passengers during the Hot Air Balloon Festival, inaugurated by Telangana Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao at Golconda Golf Club as part of Sankranti festival celebrations, in Hyderabad on Friday, January 16, 2026. (Photo: IANS)