Visiting Amritsar & famed Golden Temple has been on my wish list for a real long time. There were 2 missed opportunities in past which made me wonder whether it was in my destiny to visit the place !! Guess; I got third time lucky & finally in February 2015; visited Amritsar & Golden Temple.
Visiting the temple was a great feeling. One gets overwhelmed by the feeling of peace and tranquility. Despite the large number of devotees; the noise is very minimal . The entire complex is very clean and well managed. Also a must visit is the langar at the temple; which feeds thousands of devouts daily without any discrimination of caste & creed.
Another added attraction was famous Wagah Border - the border crossing between India & Pakistan. There is a daily ceremony in which Border Security Force & Pakistan Rangers have a Beating Retreat march with crowds cheering on both the side.
If you are in Amritsar & haven't tried out various famous eating joints ; your trip has been wasted. Right from the famous Golden Temple langar to famous "dhabas" - some more than century old; the city has various eating options for veg & non veg and definitely for sweet lovers !
Visiting the temple was a great feeling. One gets overwhelmed by the feeling of peace and tranquility. Despite the large number of devotees; the noise is very minimal . The entire complex is very clean and well managed. Also a must visit is the langar at the temple; which feeds thousands of devouts daily without any discrimination of caste & creed.
Another added attraction was famous Wagah Border - the border crossing between India & Pakistan. There is a daily ceremony in which Border Security Force & Pakistan Rangers have a Beating Retreat march with crowds cheering on both the side.
If you are in Amritsar & haven't tried out various famous eating joints ; your trip has been wasted. Right from the famous Golden Temple langar to famous "dhabas" - some more than century old; the city has various eating options for veg & non veg and definitely for sweet lovers !
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| The famous Golden Temple glistening in the morning sun |
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| Nihang - Sikh warrior |
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| Akal Thakt |
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| People queuing up to enter the holy place |
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| Golden fishes in the holy sarovar [pond] |
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| Minarets built as watchtowers to prevent Mughal attacks |
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| Harmandir Sahib in its fully glory during night |
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| Akal Takht at night |
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| Outside the temple at night |
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| Outside the temple at night |
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| Tempted to visit Lahore :) !! |
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| BSF jawans at the border |
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| The famous Indo Pak border crossing. Indian side is on the foreground with Pakistani side in the background |
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| Indian audience eagerly awaiting for the ceremony to start |
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| BSF jawans practising for the flag lowering ceremony |
