Amritsar- The Holy City
Golden Temple
it’s no exaggeration to say that Sri Harmindar Sahib is one of the most visited religious destinations in the country where more than 1 lakh devotees on an average visit the temple on daily basis. Approximately four hundred kg of pure gold were used to cover the temple. The Golden Temple was reportedly commissioned by the Sikh Empire’s king, Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The magnificent temple sculpture and the guruvaani’s calming music create an atmosphere of profound peace. It also serves Langar (free food served at Sikh temple) where anyone can go for a nourishing and nutritious hot meal, which is always vegetarian.
Atari-Wagah Border
An army outpost on the Indo-Pak border, a complex of buildings, roadways, and barricades on both sides, is located 28 kilometres from the city of Amritsar. The evening “beating the retreat” is the daily climax, during which troops from both nations march in flawless drill while going through the motions of lowering their respective national flags. You can’t help but feel patriotic after seeing this marvellous place.
Jallianwala Bagh
The Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden which houses a memorial to commemorate the massacre of peaceful protestors by the British forces. On April 13, 1919, British General O’Dyer with his british troops opened fire on a large crowd of unarmed people attending a peaceful freedom movement meeting being held here, which took the lives of about 2,000 innocent men, women, and children. Jallianwala Bagh’s wall and well are physical reminders of the massacre that took place there
Partition Museum
Located in close proximity to the famous Golden Temple, the museum’s stated goal is to become “the principal repository of tales, objects, and records connected to the post-partition riots that followed the split of British India into two sovereign dominions, India and Pakistan.
Durgiana Temple
After capturing the horse of the ashvamegha yagya, the legend goes that Luv and Kush brought Lord Hanuman here, where he was chained to a tree. This Hindu temple was designed in a style similar to that of the renowned Golden Temple. The lake called Durgiana Sarovar surrounds the temple
