amritsar

Amritsar is a city in the northwestern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering just over 3,695,077. Amritsar is 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of Lahore, Pakistan and therefore, very close to India's western border with Pakistan.

Amritsar is home to the Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the spiritual and cultural center of the Sikh religion. This important Sikh shrine attracts more visitors than the Taj Mahal in Agra as it has more than 100,000 visitors on week days alone and is the number one destination for non-resident-Indians (NRI) in the whole of India.[1] The 9th Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur was killed by the Mughals in Delhi where the Guru Sish Ganj Gurudwara was built to commemorate him. Baba Jivan Singh ji walked from Anandpur to Delhi and managed to capture the head (sis) of Guru Teg Bahadur and presented that to Guru Gobind Singh.

One of Bhagvan Valmiki's or Nirankar Valmiki's ashram was considered to have been situated close to Amritsar. It is said that Goddess Sita, wife of Lord Rama gave birth to Lava and Kush. The forest around the ashram was considered Valmiki's "Tapo van" (forest of meditation). The Durgiana temple is also a very famous Hindu temple located on the city.

Amritsar is also known for the incidents of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919 under British Rule and Operation Bluestar in 1984 under the late Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. The main commercial activities include tourism, carpets and fabrics, farm produce, handicrafts, service trades and light engineering. The city is known for its food and culture. Amritsar is also home to Central Khalsa Orphanage, which was once a home for Shaheed Udham Singh, a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement.

religious places

Sri Harmandir Sahib

Dhan Dhan Khalsa

Gurdwara Manji Sahib, Devan Asthan

Gurdwara Baba Atal Sahib

Gurdwara Atari Sahib

Gurdwara Patshahi Shevi Dand

Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj Sahib Ji (Dhan Dhan Baba Deep Singh Ji)

Gurdwara Ramsar Sahib

Gurdwara Baba Deep Singh, built at the site of the martyrdom of Baba Deep Singh

Gurdwara Bebaaksar Sahib

Gurdwara Janam Asthan Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib

Gurdwara Janam Asthan Shri Guru Amar Das Sahib

Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Tarn Taran (twenty five km south of Amritsar)

Gurdwara Baba Budha Sahib Janam Asthan

Gurdwara Guru da Bagh, Kokawali

Gurdwara Bowli Sahib, Goindwal Sahib

Gurdwara Bir Baba Budha, Thattah-Chabhal

Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Khadur Sahib

Gurdwara Chheharta Sahib, Guru Hargobind Ji

Gurdwara Baba Bakala, where Bhai Makhan Shah proclaimed that he had found the ninth Sikh Guru in Guru Teg Bahadur

Gurdwara Beed Baba Buddha Sahib

Gurdwara Kaulsar Sahib

Gurdwara Tala Sahib

Gurdwara Bhai Manjh Sahib Ji

Gurdwara Pau Wind Sahib Ji (Dhan Dhan Baba Deep Singh Ji)

Gurdwara Guru Ki Wadali

Gurdwara Chola Sahib

Gurdwara Gurdwara Guru Ki Kothri

Gurdwara Gurusar Satlani Sahib

Gurdwara Pipli Sahib

Gurdwara Dera Sahib

Gurdwara San Sahib

Gurdwara Baba Adali Sahib

Gurdwara Jassa Singh Ahluvalia

Gurdwara Santokhsar Sahib

Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj Baba Gurbaksh Singh

Gurdwara Sardar Natha Singh Shaheed

Gurdwara Tahli Sahib (Baba Shri Chand Ji)

Durgiana Temple alias Sitla Mandir

Maha Kali Mandir