The Most Popular Tourists Destinations in Amritsar

There comes a time in everyone’s life when the person needs to

make time for him/herself. In today’s world, the increasing

pressure in the work field, professional lifestyle, target driven rat

racing life, not only absorbs the vitality but also makes the person

frustrated. This is the time when one needs to do what his/her

heart says. Travelling is the best medicine for rejuvenation. Punjab

is one of the most vibrant states in India with a lot of health,

beauty and rejoicing. Amritsar is a city in the state of Punjab. Of

many of the positive attributes, the environment and the typical

Punjabi hospitality in the Hotels in Amritsar are peerless and

tourists experience a warm welcoming from the hotels.

Amritsar is considered to be a holy city. The name is derived from

the holy pool beside the Golden Temple. The meaning of the name

of the pool is “Holy pool of nectar”. This city is one of the major

cities of Sikh residence and the Sikhs are very proud of this city

because of the home of the holy Golden Temple. There are a

number of visiting places in Amritsar apart from the Golden

temple. Some of the names are Jallianwalabagh, Mata Temple, the

summer palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Ram Tirth etc. The Golden

Temple is the biggest and the holiest Gurudwara of the Sikhs. This

stunning architecture is always full of hundreds and thousands of

pilgrims travelling throughout the world to visit the sacred site. The

temple is beautifully lit up during the night and worth visiting after

the dusk to behold the enchanting beauty of the temple. The

gigantic pool surrounding the Golden Temple and reflecting the

image is known as “AmritSarovar”. One can always find pilgrims

bathing in the pool with a belief of earning greatness. The Hotels in

Amritsar provide all facilities for travelling through the city and

seeing these magnificent architectures.

JallianwalaBagh is at a distance of 5 minutes by walk. It’s a ground

where the 1919 mass massacre took place. On April 13 of that year,

the British army soldiers open fired on an unarmed gathering of

men, women and children killing 1579 people within a lasting

period of 10 minutes. The bullet holes on the ground wall and the

adjoining building are still found and the massacre still cries loudly

in the hearts of the visitors. Mata Temple is a labyrinthine Hindu

temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Laldevi. The temple is for

the women who wish to get pregnant and have kids. The summer

palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh is in the Rambagh Park. The palace

now owns a museum. Ram Tirth is considered to be the place

where Devi Sita gave birth to the sons of Lord Ram namely Lav and

Kush. This place is popular among the Hindu pilgrims and definitely

deserves a visit.