Amritsar

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Amritsar is a holy city in Punjab, Northern India.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By plane 2.2 By train 2.3 By car 2.4 By bus 2.5 By boat 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Learn 7 Work 8 Buy 9 Eat 9.1 Budget 9.2 Mid-range 9.3 Splurge 10 Drink 11 Sleep 11.1 Budget 11.2 Mid-range 11.3 Splurge 12 Contact 13 Stay safe 14 Cope 15 Get out 16 External links

Understand

The name of the city derives from the name of the pool around the Golden Temple (aka Harmandir Sahib) and means holy pool of nectar (Amrit: nectar; Sar: (short for sarovar) lake) .

The Sikhs are rightfully very proud of this city and their Gurdwara (place of worship), which is very beautiful and unique. The spiritual and cultural centre of the Sikh Religion, the Golden Temple, also known as Sri Harmandir Sahib was initiated by the fourth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Ramdaas Ji and completed in 1601 by his successor Guru Arjan Dev Ji. It is now a major travel and tourism centre for many foreigners.

Get in

By plane

• Amritsar airport. Located on the outskirts of the city and is a 20-25 min drive. There are a number of international flights which have started operating to Amritsar. There are also flights connecting from Indian cities of Delhi and Chandigarh.

By train

• Express Train Originating in Delhi.

By car

By bus

By boat

Get around

See

• The Golden Temple is the main attraction in the city, and the most important religious place to the Sikhs.

Do

Learn

Work

Buy

Eat

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Drink

Sleep

Budget

• Golden Temple Free to anyone of any religion. The facilities are basic and you must respect the Sikh culture at all times whilst inside the temple.

Mid-range

• Royal Castle A nice hotel located in the city about 15 min from the Golden Temple. Though they claim to be 3 star it is more like a 2 star hotel. They have decent rooms priced at approx Rs. 2,100 a night.

• Ritz Plaza A more classy hotel also located in the city with good rooms and service. Price starts at approx Rs. 2,500 a night.

Splurge

Contact

Stay safe

Cope

Get out

External links

• Amritsar.com - A Portal for the Sikh and Punjabi Community

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