PLACES OF INTEREST AROUND AMRITSAR:

SHRI HARIMANDIR SAHIB also known as the GOLDEN TEMPLE...Visit the holiest of temples dedicated to the  SIKH faith. Do not forget to look inside the LANGAR or kitchen where food is prepared for distribution free of cost to all visitors to the temple.

There is an impressive ceremony every evening (summer and winter timings vary) when the GURU GRANTH SAHIB the holy book of the Sikhs, is carried over the bridge to the high seat of learning SHRI AKAL  TAKHT SAHIB. In the early hours of the morning it returns to the main shrine.

Right next door to the temple is the JALLIANWALA BAGH renowed for the massacre that took    place in 1919.

DURGIANA TEMPLE is also called MATA SITALA MANDIR.  It is dedicated to HINDU gods and goddesses.

RAM BAGH also known as COMPANY BAGH is where MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH built his summer residence.  The palace is now a quaint museum (closed on Mondays).

MATA LAL DEVI TEMPLE is sometimes referred to as the MOTHER INDIA TEMPLE.  It has been recently constructed in honor of a lady.  SHRIMATI LAL DEVI, who is remembered for her charitable works.

The border between India and Pakistan has been named WAGAH.  
The FLAG CEREMONY or the beating of the retreat can be witnessed there at sundown daily.  The border is at a distance of about 35 kilometers.  The time required should be calculated roughly 2 hours for the return journey.

The city and these places mentioned above (except for the Flag Ceremony) can be visited by pedal or scooter rickshaw or by tonga (horse-carriage).  For the journey to the border it is advisable to hire a taxi.

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