PUNJAB
TOURISM
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Travel Destinations of India
- Punjab
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Punjab
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The
major city in the Punjab is
Amritsar, the holy city of the
Sikhs. Chandigarh, a new planned
city, was conceived and built in
the 1950s to serve as the
capital of the new Punjab. In
1966, Punjab underwent another
split. It was divided into the
predominantly Sikh and Punjabi-
speaking state of Punjab and the
state of Haryana. At the same
time some of the northern parts
of the Punjab were hived off to
Himachal Pradesh. Chandigarh on
the border of Punjab and
Haryana, remains the capital of
the two states, yet is
administered as a union
territory from Delhi.
Punjab, the chief wheat
producing area of the country,
is the overland entry point into
India. The state is also known
for its production of sports and
hosiery goods. |
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Amritsar |
Visit the Golden temple - The
sacred Sikh sanctuary, marbled,
bronzed & covered with gold leaf
wherein the Guru Granth Sahib-
The 'Sacred Book' of the Sikhs
is placed reverently. Visit the
historic Jalianwalla Bagh where
Gen. Dyer's bullets killed
scores of innocent Indians and
the beautiful Ram Bagh Gardens.
Amritsar - the holy city of
Sikhs, has grown from a sacred
village pond into spiritual
temporal centre of Sikh culture. |
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The
city gets its name from the
pool-Amritsar (Pool of Nectar),
which was constructed by the
fourth religious preceptor of
the Sikh faith. |
Climate: (deg C)-Summer-
Max. 34, Min. 15; Winter- Max.
18, Min. 0,Rainfall: 59.2
cms,Clothing: Cotton in
summer and Woollen in winter. |
Places Of Interest:
Golden Temple, Akal Takht,
Durgiana Temple, Jalianwalla
Bagh, Saragarhi Gurudwara, Tower
of Baba Atal, Academy of Fine
Arts, Central Museum &
S.G.Thakur Singh Art Gallery. |
Excursions:
Gobindwal Sahib- 30 kms, Taaran-
22 kms, Baba Bakala Gurudwara-
45 kms, Ram Tirath-10 kms, Preet
Nagar- 20 kms, Amanat Khan Sarai
and Hari-ke-Patten- 38 kms. |
Reach -
By Air: Nearest airport
Delhi and Srinagar.
By Rail: Well connected
with major towns.
By Road: Jammu- 216 kms,
Ferozpur- 160 kms, Chandigarh-
235 kms, Delhi- 435 kms and
Wagah- 29 kms. |
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Chandigarh |
Chandigarh was designed by Le
Corbusier, is the state capital
of Punjab and Haryana states.
The famous French architect.
Covering an area of 56 square
kilometers, Chandigarh is the
first `planned' city of India.
The city is named after the
Goddess Chandi Devi, whose white
- domed temple stands on the
slope of a hill in the north
east of Chandigarh, on the edge
of the Shivalik hills.
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Altitude: 304.8 to 365.78
meters, Climate: (deg
C)-Summer- Max 37, Min 23;
Winter- Max 24, Min 5,
Rainfall: 111.4 cms, Best
Season: October to March. |
Places Of Interest:
The Secretariat, The Assembly &
High Court, Zakir Hussain Rose
Garden, Rock Garden, Sukhna
Lake, Govt. Museum & Art Gallery
& Punjab University Complex,
International Doll Museum,
National Gallery of Portraits. |
Excursions:
Pinjore Gardens- 25 kms, Bhima
Devi Temple- 22 kms, Chattbir
Zoo- 22 kms, Mansa Mandir /
Chandi Mandir- 10 kms, Bhakra
Nangal- 116 kms, Ponta Sahib-135
kms, Naina Devi- 110 kms. |
Reach -
By Air: Chandigarh is
well connected with Delhi,
Jammu, Srinagar and Leh.
By Rail: Well connected
with major towns.
By Road: Amritsar- 240
kms, Dehradun- 230 kms, Delhi-
248 kms, Shimla- 117 kms, Kullu-
279 kms, Bhakra- 116 kms,
Kasauli- 77 kms, and Jammu- 380
kms.
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