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Amritsar
Highlights |
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Gurdwara
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Gurdwara
Yatra |
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Amritsar
to Jalandhar |
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Amritsar
to Hoshiarpur |
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Amritsar
to Ludhiana |
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Amritsar
to Chandigarh |
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Amritsar
to Delhi |
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Amritsar
to Pathankot |
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Amritsar
to Jammu |
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Amritsar
to Patiala |
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Amritsar
to Katra |
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Amritsar
to Dharamshala |
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Amritsar
to Dalhousie |
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Amritsar
to Manali |
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Amritsar
to Shimla |
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Amritsar
to Mussoorie |
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Amritsar
to Haridwar |
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Amritsar
to Hemkunt Sahib |
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Amritsar
to Srinagar |
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Amritsar
to Jaipur |
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Amritsar
to Jaiselmer |
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Amritsar
to Agra |
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Amritsar
to Anandpur Sahib |
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Amritsar
to Manikaran Sahib |
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Amritsar
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Amritsar
Attractions
Major
Attractions Sri Harmandar Sahib
Amritsar
- The City of Sri Harmandar Sahib (Swarna Mandir) or Darbar Sahib
(The Court Divine).
Sri
Harmandar Sahib or Golden Temple, as the name suggests has a central
golden dome. Sri Harmandar Sahib has a Double story marble structure,
is built on a 67 feet square platform in the centre of sacred tank,Amrit-Sarovar.
The Sri Harmandar Sahib, with upper walls covered with Golden Sheets,
itself is 40.5 feet. square. It has a door each on the East, West,
North and South.The four doors of Sri Harmandar Sahib in four cardinal
directions are open for all visitors from all directions of world.
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Golden
Temple Amritsar
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Temple -- Harmander Sahib Although there are a number
of Sikh shrines in and around Amritsar, Golden Temple
is the biggest of all tourist attractions in Amritsar. |
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Jallianwala
Bagh Amritsar
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Jallianwala
Bagh: In 1919, the British Police fired randomly on a peaceful
assembly of people gathered in demand of freedom, which killed
hundreds of men, women and children on the spot. The bullet
marks on the boundary walls bring alive the agonizing tale of
cruelty of colonial rule. |
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Durgiana
Mandir Amritsar
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Lakshmi Narayan Mandir -- Durgiana Mandir is the
most sacred place in the entire Durgiana Complex . The multi
colored illuminations of this area on the eve of Janam Ashtami,
Dussehra and Diwali get reflected in the shimmering water of
the sacred tank and present a heavenly sight for the gods to
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Gobind
Garh Fort Amritsar
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Gobind
Garh Fort In the south-west of the city, has been taken
over by the Indian army and is now off limits. It was built
in 1805-09 by Ranjit Singh, who was also responsible for constructing
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Ram
Tirath Amritsar
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Tirath Temple is located at a distance of 11 kilometers
West of Chogawan road, Amritsar. The Temple dates back top the
period of Ramayana. There is an ancient tank at this place.
A number of Temples are scattered in the area. At the site there
is a hut where Mata Sita gave birth to Luv and Kush. The site
also has Maharishi Valmiki's hermitage and a well with stairs
where Mata Sita used to take her bath. The Temples exhibit scenes
from Ramayana.
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Wagha
Border Amritsar
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Wagah
Border : Another prominent tourist
attraction in Amritsar is not a monument but a daily event.
A little away from Amritsar at the India shares international
frontier with Pakistan. Every evening, the change of guard among
either national security forces, a handshaking distance apart,
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Ram
Bagh Gardens
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This
beautiful garden is named as a tribute to Sri Guru Ram Das,
the founder of the city of Amritsar. It is situated in the
modern city of Amritsar and has a museum in the summer palace.It
is built by the Sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839), the
Lion of Punjab. This garden is laid out on the pattern of
Shalimar Bagh at Lahore. The garden is approached by a huge
fortified gate on the periphery of the garden.
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commemorate the memory of Maharaja Ranji Singh’s valour Ram
Bagh has a lively statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh saddled
on a horse
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Khalsa
College
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Khalsa
College, Amritsar was founded in 1892 and built on grand scale
in typical Sikh architecture .
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Guru
Nanak Dev University
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On
a part of land of Khalsa College ,a new University called
Guru Nanak Dev University was established at Amritsar. It
is modern university covering wide spread area. It has good
facility of Play Ground. Annual Functions are held here.
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PUL
KANJARI
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Location:
It is a heritage sight built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Pul Kanjari
is about 22 miles from Amritsar. Situated near the villages
of Daoka and Dhanoa Kalan on the Wagha border, The Maharaja
would often rest and leisure here in the baradari while passing
by along with his royal troops. At this there exists now a temple,
a Gurudwara and a mosque shows the secular concerns of the Maharaja.
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FATEHABAD
MOSQUE
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Location:
This Mosque is situated at a distance of 25 miles, the walls
of this mosque are beautifully decorated.
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HARIKE
PATTAN
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Location:
Rivers Beas and Sutlej at Harika Pattan meet and forms a lake,
situated mid way between Amritsar and Ferozepur.People from
different places enjoy holiday or schools and colleges spend
picnic time at this place.It was declared a national wildlife
sanctuary in 1982. About 350 odd species of birds migrate here
in winter from far flung lands of Pakistan, Afghanistan, China
and Siberia.
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JAGDEV
KALAN
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Location:
This village is living place of Muslim poet Hasham Shah, the
famous author of Sassi-Punnu. A movie is also made on this typical
Punjabi love story – Sassi-Punnu.
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KOTLI
SULTAN SINGH
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Location:
It is the Birth place of Mohammad Rafi, the legendary Indian
singer of the Indian Film Industry. This place is about 20 miles
from Amritsar.Mohammad Rafi Sahib sang for many decades for
number of Indian movies .
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SERAI
AMANAT KHAN
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Location:
A very charming and elegant structure situated in a small
village south west of Amritsar. A beautiful gate in the Serai
is built in architecture of Mughal Style. The tomb of Amanat
Khan is surrounded by four minarets. Persian verses are written
on Mosque .
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