The 'City of Nectar'...Amritsar gets its name from 'Amrit Sarovar' the sacred water pool at the center of which stands the world famous Golden Temple.
Amritsar has always been a prosperous town as it lay on an important ancient trade route between Central Asia and India. Amritsar is famous for its industries even today. Auto parts, textiles, electric products, carpet weaving and sewing machine industries make Amritsar an important commercial center.
Annual festivals such as Guru Nanak Jayanti and Baisakhi are celebrated with enthusiasm in Amritsar, Punjab, India.
History
Tours to Amritsar and amritsar in Punjab is associated with Sikh religious history in a big way. As far as modern history is concerned Amritsar is of special significance. It is here that the historic Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy was enacted during the India's Struggle for Freedom.
Tourist Attractions
Amritsar Tours and amritsar boasts of tourist attractions that'll generate curiosity in you. Travel to historic sites and attractions of immense religious importance to Sikhs as well as Hindus.
See the Golden Temple or Harmandir Sahib that stands proud in its gold glory at the center of the sacred Amrit Sarovar.
Tour attractions such as the Jallianwala Bagh, Golden temple Bazaar, Pul Kanjari, Wagah Border, Ram Tirath Temple, Taran Tarn, Mata Mandir Temple and Mazhar Baba Sheikh Braham.
Amritsar Tours and enjoy educative excursions to Goindwal, Harike Wetland, Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, Khadur Sahib, Baba Bakala and Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Summer Palace on tours to Amritsar with Magical India Tours.
Tour Itineraries for Amritsar :
Sightseeing at Amritsar -
Golden Temple : Golden Temple is the most sacred temple of the Sikhs built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The lower portion of the temple displays white marble inlay work and the upper portion is embellished with copper coated over by gold plate in the Tours to Amritsar Punjab. Devotees from all sects of life irrespective of their cast and creed come here to pay homage to the temple. The other attractions inside the shrine is the Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy Book of the Sikhs and the 24 hr running kitchen, which feeds about 10,000 pilgrims every day, the kitchen is run on a voluntary basis.
Jallianwal Bagh : Nearby is the Jallianwala Bagh (a memorial), where during the British rule in India, General Dyer opened fire on innocent people causing a massacre on 13th April 1919. The place is now a national monument. Its walls bears the bullet marks of this tragedy in the Tours to Amritsar Punjab.
Ram Bag : Ram Bag is a beautiful garden consisting of an amazing palace called as the summer place of erstwhile Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the city of Amritsar. The garden treasures 'Darshani Deorhi' a magnum opus, with its outstanding architectural splendour. There is also a beautiful museum named after Maharaja Ranjit Singh exhibiting unique oil paintings, miniatures, coins, weapons and objects relating to the Sikh period in Tours to Amritsar Punjab.
Best Season to Visit : Through out the year. But the best time to visit Amritsar is during the Guru Nanak Jayanti (Guru Purnima).
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