Amritsar – The Historical City 

Amritsar is most ancient and fascinating city of India. It is one of the biggest cities of the Punjab state. Meaning of Amritsar is a pond of nectar and its name derives from holy amrit sarover which is surrounded by golden temple. Amritsar is situated in the north western part of India. This city is the holy centre of the sikh faith. Punjabi language is the mother tongue of Amritsar. Amritsar district’s administrative headquarters are also situated here. Its tourist places are the symbol of sikh culture and their powerful history. Amritsar is named by the fourth sikh guru Ram Das. It is the birth place of number of legend and saints.

There are number of religious and historical sites. Its religious places attract more visitor comparison of Taj Mahal. It is the famous destination for NRI. Amritsar is also house of sikh political authority, akal takht and sikh parliament too. Amritsar is an unusual example of self defense residential system which is known as katras. It is the best protection arrangement during attack.

Tourism, handicrafts, carpets and fabrics, service traders, farm produce, and light engineering are the main commercial activities of Amritsar. Amritsar is famous for its food, culture, and for the sad event of jallianwala bagh. If you have no idea about Amritsar’s popular places, there are number of guides are available who will show you all places and will tell you why these are famous.

Wagah border, golden temple, jallianwala bagh, durgiana temple (Lakshmi Narain temple), raja ranjit singh museum, ram bagh, ram tirath, and tarn taran are most attractive and famous places in Amritsar. These places are the history of Amritsar. 

Amritsar is a great place of yummy and spicy food. For food lovers it is a heaven. Amritsar’s local food adds the charm of Amritsar. Its local spice and way of cooking make it more special. Amritsar kulcha, amritsari fish, lassi, kulfi, and sarson da saag and makki di roti are most famous and delicious food in Amritsar. Specially amritsar kulcha and sarson da saag with makki di roti are the specialty of Amritsar and make it most famous in not only India even in the world. These all dishes served in all restaurants and dhabas in Amritsar.

In Amritsar fair and festivals are celebrated with a great enthusiastic way. Ram tirath fair, basaant panchami at chheharata sahib, lohri, baisakhi, guru purab and hola mohalla are the famous festivals of Amritsar. These festivals are the cultural and spiritual heritage of Amritsar. Kite flying is the most enjoyable movement in the festival of basant panchami. In this time when sky becomes covered with the lots of colorful kites, is really wonderful and exceptional view to catch.  People of Amritsar celebrated their festivals with the jhankies and their traditional dancing style like gidda and bhangra. Gatke troupes, presence of horses and elephants, wild animal exhibition, acrobat shows, and magic show increase the people’s interest in the fair. Amritsar has a wide verity of music. Its folk music and sufiana qawali are most famous in north India. If you want to know the actual tradition of Amritsar then festive season is best time to visit Amritsar.