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Tourist places in Amritsar(The Heart of Punjab)

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Amritsar (also called Ambarsar) is a city in thenorthwestern Indian state of Punjab, notfar from the border with Pakistan. At the centerof its walled old town is the gilded Golden

 em!le ("armandir #ahib), considered theholiest gurdwara, or religious com!le$ of the

#ikh religion. It%s at the end of a causeway,surrounded by the sacred Amrit #aro&ar lake,where !ilgrims bathe.

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 Temple

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The Harmandir Sahib, famous in the world as the GoldenTemple, is #ikhism%s holiest shrine, &isited by millions of

!ilgrims and tourists from all o&er the world.

 he tem!le's architecture is beautiful beyond imagination andthe serene sarovar  that surrounds the tem!le, the holy lakethat is belie&ed to consist of  Amrit  or holy water, adds to theglory of the tem!le com!le$. "armandir #ahib also houses theGuru Granth Sahib, the holy te$t of #ikhism.

emember that while inside the tem!le, it is mandatory toco&er your head at all times. Also, eating food at the langar , acommon kitchen where food is ser&ed to all the &isitors, is an

e$!erience not to be missed. A tri! to Amritsar is incom!letewithout !aying a &isit to the Golden em!le. &en if you%re not ade&otee, a &isit to the tem!le is a must for a truly awe*ins!iringe$!erience.

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The jallianwalabagh

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 +allianwala agh is a !ublic garden in Amritsar famous for one ofthe most tragic yet landmark e&ents in the history of India. his iswhere the Amritsar -assacre of // took !lace. he ritish Armysoldiers u!on recei&ing orders from General 0yer o!ened 1re on ahuge, unarmed gathering of men, women and children on A!ril 2,//. here is a well inside +allianwala agh into which many !eo!leincluding children jum!ed to sa&e themsel&es from the 1ring. hegarden also houses a memorial built in honour of the massacre&ictims. he !ortion of the wall with bullet marks along with the well

is !reser&ed as a memorial. +allianwala agh is situated close to theGolden em!le and is a must &isit when in Amritsar.

Bullet’s mars

The well

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The wagah border

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 he only road border crossing between India and Pakistan,3agah lies between Amritsar in India and 4ahore inPakistan, and is located a!!ro$imately 5/ kilometres away

from the city.It is home to the adcli6e 4ine, which is the demarcationbetween India and Pakistan and was drawn during the!artition of India in /78. he illustrious lowering of the9ags ceremony takes !lace here at the 3agah order: a

daily military !ractice followed by the order #ecurity;orce (#;) and the Pakistan angers, since /</. 3agahorder attracts crowds in large numbers including elderly!eo!le, children and foreign nationals. ;rom shouts of!atriotism, to the !owerful show !ut u! by the #; and

Pakistan angers, a &isit to 3agah is a gri!!inge$!erience.

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