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Holy City Amritsar

Amritsar,
the heart of Punjab - The young-at-heart, fast-growing and progressive
city is striking for its urban planning, impressive buildings with
brise - soleil facades, well-organized buildings and broad tree-lined
avenues.
Hotel
City Heart is ideally situated at a 50 mtrs to world famous Golden
Temple and 20 mtrs to Jallian Wala Bagh .The locale with Airport
-- kms. Railway station -- kms. and Bus stand -- kms. The ideal
location of the hotel at the centre of the city, near Golden Temple
and Jallian Wala Bagh also makes it quite popular amongst the tourists.
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Golden
Temple Amritsar
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Temple -- Harmander Sahib Although there are a number
of Sikh shrines in and around Amritsar, Golden Temple
is the biggest of all tourist attractions in Amritsar. |
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Jallianwala
Bagh Amritsar
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Jallianwala
Bagh: In 1919, the British Police fired randomly on a peaceful
assembly of people gathered in demand of freedom, which killed
hundreds of men, women and children on the spot. The bullet
marks on the boundary walls bring alive the agonizing tale of
cruelty of colonial rule. |
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Durgiana
Mandir Amritsar
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Shree
Lakshmi Narayan Mandir --
Durgiana Mandir is the most sacred place in the entire
Durgiana Complex . The multi colored illuminations of this area
on the eve of Janam Ashtami, Dussehra and Diwali get reflected
in the shimmering water of the sacred tank and present a heavenly
sight for the gods to watch. |
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Gobind
Garh Fort Amritsar
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Gobind
Garh Fort In the south-west of the city, has been taken
over by the Indian army and is now off limits. It was built
in 1805-09 by Ranjit Singh, who was also responsible for constructing
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Ram
Tirath Amritsar
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Tirath Temple is located at a distance of 11 kilometers
West of Chogawan road, Amritsar. The Temple dates back top the
period of Ramayana. There is an ancient tank at this place.
A number of Temples are scattered in the area. At the site there
is a hut where Mata Sita gave birth to Luv and Kush. The site
also has Maharishi Valmiki's hermitage and a well with stairs
where Mata Sita used to take her bath. The Temples exhibit scenes
from Ramayana.
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Wagha
Border Amritsar
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Wagah
Border : Another prominent tourist
attraction in Amritsar is not a monument but a daily event.
A little away from Amritsar at the India shares international
frontier with Pakistan. Every evening, the change of guard among
either national security forces, a handshaking distance apart,
is a fantastic spectacle. |
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