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Amritsar is
popular worldwide for holy temple of Sikh community -
The
Golden Temple. The temple is famous for it's golden dome. Golden
Temple is also known as Swarn Mandir and is a famous pilgrimage
place in Punjab, India. Tourist not only from India but from all
over the world travel this place. Not only Sikh community, but
people from all religions and castes come here. Inside Golden
Temple, tourist visit places like Akaal Takhat, Baba Atal and
Museum. Travelers and local people also sit together and have
Guru Ka Langar. Cooked food is serviced in this Langar 24 hours.
Jallian Wala
Bagh
is one of the very famous and very popular Tourist Attraction in
Amritsar. This place is visited by the tourists from all over
the world as well as the local people. It is located near the
Golden Temple. So, on your tour to Golden Temple, you can visit
this place also. It is having a beautiful garden, and a massacre
memorial and a well. It is the same place where the British
General, Edward Dyer, ordered his soldiers to fire on the
unarmed and helpless crowd.
Wagah Border also
known as Attari Border, is a popular tourist attraction in
Amritsar for it's
retreat ceremony. This retreat ceremony is celebrated daily and
people in thousand numbers attend the same during their trip to
Amritsar. Not ony tourists from India come to see this ceremony
but people in Pakistan side are also come to attend this
ceremony with lot of enthsiasm. The ceremony is also known as
flag-lowering ceremony. Wagah Border is located at a distance of
28 KMs and half an hour drive from Amritsar.
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