Amritsar - Jallianwala Bagh (Part 3)

Continuing from Part 1 and Part 2................. OK, this is going to be a super short post by my standards. First, let's get the food out of the way. For dinner, we went to a place called Makhan Fish. It is a famous and popular place. As many such joints, it had grown in size with its popularity. But it has grown in a characteristically desi way. It now has two floors. The upper floor is a normal family air conditioned restaurant. The ground...

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Amritsar - The Golden Temple (Part 2)

Continuing from Part 1 where we left of last time, we go on with the tour of the Golden Temple. Akal Takht Guru Arjan Dev died a martyr on orders of Jehangir, the Mughal Emporor, in Lahore. This undoubtadly would have affected his son and successor, Guru  Har Gobind, who changed the character of Sikhism by introducing martial arts and weapons for their defence. In fact he told devotees to give offerings of weapons, rather than flowers,...

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Amritsar - The Golden Temple (Part 1)

On Day 2, I got up early in the morning and reached the Golden Temple by 0530. The Golden Temple is the informal name for Harmandir Sahib, also called Darbar Sahib. It is located in Amritsar and is the most important shrine for Sikhs, both spiritually and administratively. The only other place with similar importance is the Nankana Sahib (in present day Pakistan), which is the birthplace of Guru Nanak. The Golden Temple, I found, is one of...

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