Golden Temple In Amritsar (India).

Golden Temple

The temple is open twenty-four hours per day and part of the highlight is seeing the complex in different shades of light and with different crowds inside, which range from thousands upon thousands of pilgrims filling up the interior to just a handful of people sitting around enjoying the peace and quiet in the late night and early morning hours.Once in Amritsar, just walk through the main entrance of the Golden Temple – the holiest temple for the Sikh religion – and try not to be blown away by the structure before you. And try not to be blown away by the beautiful mix of colors all around you as well, by the traditional music being played over the entire complex and by the happy and friendly Indians strolling along the marble walkway that surrounds the main temple, locals who are typically from the countryside and who have rarely, if ever, seen a foreigner.

Attraction:   

• Shri Harmandir Sahib

Sri Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple in Amritsar is the holiest shrin of the Sikh religion. It is in the centre of the old part of Amritsar. The Golden Temple sits on a rectangular platform,Surrounded by a pool of water called the Amrit Sarovar.

• Jallianwala Bagh

The memorial is managed by the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust, which was established as per the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act passed by the Government of India in 1951. 

•  Wagah Border

Wagah is the border that lies on the Grand Trunk Road between the cities of Amritsar in Punjab, India and Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the only road border which crosses between India and Pakistan. The border is at a distance of 20 kms from Amritsar and 22 kms from Lahore.

•    Durgiana Temple

Durgiana Temple (Lakshmi Narayan Temple) is a premier Hindu temple of Punjab (India) situated in the city of Amritsar. This temple derives its name from the Goddess Durga . It is a few yards away from  Railway Station & about 1.5 km. from Amritsar’s Bus Stand.

ACCOMODATION:

1. Guru Nanak Niwas.
2. Guru Arjan Dev Niwas.
3. New Akal Rest House.
4. Mata Ganga Ji Niwas, And many more.

 Transport:

• Air Transport:

Sri Guru Ram Das International Airport (IATA: ATQ) is about 13 km and a 18-20 minutes drive from the city center. It's one of the modern airports in India and quite adequate if not exactly exciting. Most flights are to Delhi, an hour away, but there are an increasing number of international connections: British Midland International (bmi) flies to London via Almaty, Jet flies to London, Air India flies to Toronto via London and Air Slovakia flies to Bergamo, Barcelona and Birmingham via Bratislava. There are also surprising numbers of flights to Central Asia (eg. Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan). Qatar Airways now flies to Doha

By Car

Long-distance taxis are available from most places. It takes around 6-7 hours from New Delhi via NH-1.

Amritsar is well-connected by bus to most major cities and the northern areas within a day’s drive. pathankot is about 2.5 hours away and about 100km away, Jalandhar is about 80km from here, Kapurthala (royal city) is about 65km from here and there are daily direct buses to New Delhi, Jammu, Katra, Chandigarh,Dharamsala (once daily, c. 6 hours), etc.You can find Volvo buses from Chandigarh, Delhi and Katra to Amritsar.