Monsieur Raymond's Tomb in HDR
This image is part of Getty Images All pictures in my photostream are copyright © 2010-2011 Swarat Ghosh. All rights reserved. They may not be used or reproduced in any way without my permission. If you'd like to use any of my images for any reason or interested in getting a print of one of my photos, please contact me. General Michel Joachim Marie Raymond (25 September 1755 – 25 March 1798), popularly known as Monsieur Raymond, was a French General in Nizam's military and the founder of Gunfoundry Hyderabad, Hyderabad. He was born in Sérignac, Gascony, France, the son of a merchant. Michel Raymond's tomb is a black granite tombstone, conical, about 7 metres high and it has the initials JR on it. The ill-maintained pavilion was built by the Nizam and collapsed in October 2001 in heavy rain. The 200 year-old tomb had a face lift and got a brand new pavilion. This was showcased before senior officials of the tourism and archaeology departments and other invited guests on 14 April 2003. An estimated Rs. 5,00,000 was spent to renovate the pavilion. The tomb is located near Asmangadh fort on top of a hillock at Mussa Ram Bagh, Malakpet, about 3 km from the Oliphant Bridge (currently known as Chaderghat Bridge), in East Hyderabad. Until about 1940, people would visit his tomb on the anniversary of his death, taking incense and other offerings to him. The Nizams would send to his tomb on March 25 every year, a box of cheroots and a bottle of beer. His grave had become like a shrine.[2] He is also remembered in Hyderabad, with the area called Mussa Ram Bagh (Monsieur Raymond).
