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Your accommodation can likely arrange a village tour for you, otherwise you can visit any tourist agency in the city centre. I stayed at Jugaadus which was excellent but seems to have sadly closed since. No Amristar travel guide would be complete without the best foodie finds. Kesar De Dhaba — the most famous Punjab restaurant in Amritsar, hidden down a local alleyway. Order the palak paneer! This street vendor is renowned after serving it for many years. You can find this restaurant in the main square.
You could see the Golden Temple in the morning and visit the Wagah Border in the afternoon, packing all the highlights into just one day. The 9. Around three days is probably optimum. Day 2: Do some shopping or visit the Partition Museum. See the Golden Temple at night or consider volunteering there. Day 3: Take a village tour, food tour or anything else you fancy. Drop me any questions in the comments and check out my other Indian blogs:. Rose is a solo traveller from the UK who has been on the road since She wants to show other women that solo travel isn't scary and doesn't have to be expensive!
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Amritsar, the spiritual capital of the Sikh religion, is best known for its landmark Golden Temple officially called Harmandir Sahib or Darbar Sahib. The city's name comes from the water body surrounding the temple and means "Holy Tank of Nectar of Immortality". As one of the top places to visit in north India , Amritsar is also famed for its local cuisine and heritage related to The Partition of India.
This travel guide will help you plan your trip. Guru Ram Das, the fourth guru of Sikhs, founded Amritsar after being appointed in It's thought that the land was donated by Emperor Akbar. In order to establish his new base, the guru invited merchants and artisans from nearby areas to settle with him there.
In , Guru Ram Das inaugurated the excavation of the holy tank, which became the center point of the city. His youngest son and successor, Guru Arjan Dev, later designed and built the temple complex. Its foundations were laid in by popular Muslim Sufi saint Miyan Mir in keeping with the notion that people of all faiths are welcome and construction was completed in This throne of spiritual authority is one of five seats of power for Sikhs.
Unfortunately, the original temple sustained extensive damage during fighting between Sikhs and Muslims. In , Afghan invaders led by Ahmed Shah Abdali blew up the temple, but fortunately, it was quickly rebuilt. The temple didn't get its glorious golden glow until more than years after it was originally constructed.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the 19th century Sikh Empire, sponsored the gold plating and other marble work in It was during the fair and courageous reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh that Amritsar truly had its golden years.
British rule followed, and in Amritsar was the site of an horrific but defining incident in India's struggle for Independence -- the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, where British troops opened fire on more than 10, unarmed protesters in an act that propelled Gandhi's independence movement.
In order to spruce up Amritsar and boost its image, the government completed a series of city beautification projects in Part of this included revamping the heritage street that runs between the Town Hall, Jallianwala Bagh, and the Golden Temple. A towering statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was installed in the plaza near the temple, and a Partition Museum established in the refurbished Town Hall.
Amritsar is located in Punjab state in the northwestern India. The city is about 25 kilometers 15 miles from the Pakistani border.
Amritsar's airport has direct flights from various cities in India including Delhi, Srinagar , Chandigarh, and Mumbai. However, northern India including Delhi and Amritsar suffers from fog in winter, so flights can often be delayed during that time.
An alternative option is to take the train. There are frequent services from major Indian cities. It departs from New Delhi Railway Station at 4. You can also travel to Amritsar by road. Regular bus services run from Delhi and other destinations in North Indian. Travel time from Delhi by bus is around 10 hours. Check Redbus. Thousands died that day and a lot many jumped into the well. Even today the bullet marks and the well is there to see.
It would not take more than an hour to explore this place. Jallianwala Bagh Centenary, Source: The hindustan times. Another one of the admired religious places in Amritsar is the Khair-ud-Din Mosque. The beautiful mosque is situated in the Hall Bazaar and was built by Muhammad Khairuddin in The visit can be completed in under half an hour.
Now, you will already be starving for lunch and it is the perfect timing for a traditional Punjabi lunch at the famous Kesar Da Dhaba. The e-rickshaws will take you there and you can have the Punjabi food much to the delight of your taste buds followed by the refreshing Lassi. It is time for a quick stroll across the local markets i. Be sure you are free by We highly recommend taking our 10am Amritsar Heritage Walking Tour to uncover some of the hidden gems of the old city.
The Beating Retreat ceremony is a must-watch. The ceremony lasts for 45 minutes and is the time when it begins during winter and during summer.
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