Amritsar, the ‘Spiritual Capital of Punjab’ is one of the most important Sikh pilgrim centers in the country. It was founded in 1577, by Guru Ram Das and was later named Amritsar, after the sacred pond – Amrit Sarovar or the ‘Pool of Nectar’. Golden Temple Complex: The magnificent temple complex set in the ‘heart’
Prosperous Punjab, the land of five (Punj) rivers (Aab), was the marvelous land of- Vedas, Indus valley civilization, Taxila University, milk and honey, arts, and artifacts. Through the centuries, it has borne the brunt of invasions and wars and, more recently, the holocaust of India’s partition. However, the enterprising and industrious people of Punjab bounced
The month of February focuses on prosperous Punjab,the land of five (Punj) rivers (Aab) was the great land of- Vedas,Indus valley civilization, Taxila University, of milk and honey,arts, and artifacts. Punjab “The land of five rivers” Amritsar, the ‘Spiritual Capital of Punjab’ The Wonderful ‘Patiala’ City Around Amritsar Anandpur Sahib ‘The City Of Bliss’ Fatehgarh
Buddha Jayanti Park Serenity is the hallmark of this beautiful wooded park, landscaped to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of Lord Buddha’s parinirvana. The park was originally conceived as a Japanese garden. It has a splendid statue of Lord Buddha and a flourishing Bodhi tree, which was a sapling of the original tree of enlightenment. National
Crafts Museum, Thapar House It showcases traditional and rural handicrafts. Doll’s Museum It is a part of the Children’s Book Trust and has an international collection of dolls that are dressed in their respective national costumes. The museum is located to the east of Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. National Gallery of Modern Art The gallery
Akshardham Temple The massive temple complex of the Swaminarayan sect is set amidst 100 acres of well laid out lawns and lotus-shaped water bodies, on the banks of river Yamuna. It was inaugurated on November 7, 2005, by the President and Prime Minister of India and has become a must-visit site of Delhi. Akshardham is
It was built in the 17th century by Shah Jahan when the Mughal capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi. Shaped like an irregular octagon, the fort is about 2 kms. in circumference. The river Yamuna once flowed besides its battlements. Its handsome gates Lahore, of Delhi and Elephant, are masterpieces of builder’s art. Within
The spectacular official residence of the President of India set on the eminence of the Raisina Hill, sprawls over an area of 330 acres. It was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and is one of the largest residential buildings in the world with 340 rooms, 37 salons, 74 lobbies, and loggias, one km. a long
This most famous landmark of Delhi towering above the Lal Kot monuments is one of the World Heritage Sites of UNESCO. It is 72.5 meters tall and tapers from a base diameter of 14.4 meters to a peak diameter of 24 meters. The five-storeyed minar has three stories built of red sandstone and two of
This unique observatory was designed and built by Mirza Raja Jai Singh II of Jaipur in 1719. It is surrounded by stately palm trees and has a number of masonry instruments that were used to study the movement of constellations and stars in the sky. The Samrat Yantra, a huge sun-dial shaped like a right-angled