This is an exhaustive video on places to visit and things to do in and around Amritsar, Punjab.
Golden temple is the key attraction of Amritsar but there are so many other popular destinations which need to be explored and are famous among travellers.
Following is the summary of places i visited during my trip to Amritsar.
1.Golden Temple :Shri Darbar Sahib is the key place to visit in Amritsar, lacs of travellers come to this place on daily basis from across the world.
2. Jallianwala Bagh - 13th April 1919 was Baisakhi day, India was not independet, General Dyer ordered firing on the crowd, more than 1500 people got killed in this incident.
3. Shri Ram Tirath -This is Valmiki ashram, Luv and Kush studied here at this Ashram under guidance of Guru Valmiki ji. This is a must visit tourist destination in Amrtisar.
4. Lal Dwara Dhianpur Sahib - This temple is 600 yr old, it is devoted to Shri Bawa Lal Ji - who lived for 300 years.
Distance from Amrtisar: 45 kms, it takes 1 hour to reach this temple
5. Shri Durgiana Temple: This temple is at distance of half a km from Amritsar railway station. This temple has two major attractions- Murti of Hanuman ji and that tree where Luv and Kush tied Bhagwan Hanuman around the tree.
6. Shitla mata mandir: This is a siddh peeth next to Shri Durgiana temple.
7. Mata Lal Devi Mandir - This temple is located in Model town, Amritsar. It is devoted to saint Mata lal devi.
Uniqueness of this Temple is that it has miniature of different temples of India i.e - Vaishno Devi Temple, 12 Jyotirlinga, etc. under one roof. Those people who cannot go that places, can visit to this temple.
8. Punjabi Jutti bought from hall gate: I bough punjabi jutti from hall gate crossing, i found good variety at this shop - Raunaq store, i noticed huge variety of Punjabi juttis at this shop.
9. Attari railway station: This the last station of India in Punjab. Samjhotta train that goes to Pakistan passes through this railway staton.
Travellers can visit this railway station after getting permission from officer in charge. This is about 25 kms from Amritsar
10. Wagah border: This is about 2 kms from Attari railway station, Distance from Amritsar is 27 kms. It takes 1 hour to reach wagah border from Amritsar. I realise that many travellers have knowledge about Wagah border and they visit it but few actually go to Attari border.
11. Company Bagh: This is a huge size public park, people visit this garden for multiple reasons like morning walk, this has panorama view theatre of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, plus this also has fountains that run with songs in evening.
It's so much fun to be at company Bagh at Amriisar.
12. Sharma tea stall: After morning walk i went to this shop which is near DAV college library, i enjoyed tea at this shop.
12. Guru Gobind Garh fort: This is the fort of Maharaja Ranjeet singh, i enjoyed 7D show and light and sound show at this place the most. Light and sound show at this place is called as whispering walls.
13. Ancestral house of Shaheed Bhagat singh: This is near Banga on Chandigarh highway. I visited the ancestral house of Shaheed Bhagat singh, there is a museum as well which is about half a km from ancestral house of Shaheed Bhagat singh.
This is about 125 kms from Amrtisar, name of the place is Katkarkalan, you can go here even from Chandigarh.
14. Hussainiwala border Museum: Hussainiwala border is about 110 kms from Amrtisar, It is about 10 kms from Firozpur. I visited Museum and saw pistol of Shaheed Bhagat singh at this museum.
15. Shaheed Bhagat singh Samadhi: This is at Hussainiwala border, i went to this place to pay tribute to Shaheed Bhagat singh, Raj Guru and Sukhdev.
16. Retreat ceremony at Hussainiwala border: After visiting the samadhi of shaheed Bhagat singh i visited Hussainiwala border retreat ceremony.
It was an amazing experience to be there at Hussainiwala border. In fact i recorded an exclusive video as well. link for the same is given below.
16. Sada Pind: This is Punjabi theme based park, situated at distance of about 8 kms from Amritsar. Entry charge for this is Rs 650, which includes some free entertainment and food. It is a good place to have an enjoyable evening.
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26 авг 2024
