Places to Visit in Amritsar apart from Golden Temple
Apart from Golden Temple, Amritsar has many offbeat places to visit. Drive a little away from the town and there are lot of places where it is only you.
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Gurdaspur – Explore Rural Punjab Village with The Kothi
Punjab is known for their five rivers flowing around the state making it a rich fertile land, filled with farm lands. If it is paddy fields in one season, it will be wheat and mustard fields in another season. Whatever time of the year you go, there is always going to be greenery filled lands …
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Chandigarh – 24 hours in Chandigarh | Places to Visit in Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a city that you can easily fall in love with. It is a planned city, there is just sector 1, sector 2, etc. Like they took a huge piece of land and sliced it up like a cake. Just straight roads and square layouts. No way to get lost in alleys or streets. …
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5 Stunning Gurudwara from Punjab and some History
Punjab is synonymous to Sikhism and Sikhism is synonymous to Gurudwara. Having done a two trip across Punjab, I went to many Gurudwaras. In fact almost every other day I would visit a Gurudwara in Punjab and have langar for lunch. I love everything about visiting a Gurudwara. Be it listening to the Gurbani, watching …
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Attari – Wagah Border Ceremony – The Flag Down Ceremony
There is this picture that when you google up for Wagah Border ceremony popping up – an Indian BSF soldier and a Pakistani ranger, with one leg on the ground and another leg reaching up to their head, facing each other. I used to look at that picture and be like, “Wow! How do they …
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Inside the Golden Temple Amritsar – A Visit to Sri Harmandir Sahib
There are some places which when you visit, you just stand there struck by the beauty of the place. Some that makes you wonder, is man really capable of constructing something so beautiful? Some that somehow kindles your soul and you are in a state of trance. Some that makes you feel so grounded. But …
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In search of the perfect Lassi – Journey to Punjab
If you are an Indian then Lassi drink needs no introduction. Having a glass full of good Lassi itself can be the most satisfying thing on a hot sunny day. But I never had to check on weather before slurping on a cup. The simplest form of lassi to me is to just fill a …
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Get Adventurous with Gaj Retreat Punjab
I had an early morning flight to catch and was busy getting my backpack stuffed. The weather app showed a bright sun for the next few days and I was looking forward to just look at fertile green lands under a bright sky and drink lassi. I have always wanted to visit Punjab. May be …
