Saturday, December 8, 2012

Amritsar - Emotions stirring with Patriotism

After Dharamshala,our next destination was Amritsar...It is 200km away and 8 hrs journey by road..The city  is famous for of Golden temple,The most sacred place for Sikhs...There are two more important places,one should not miss in Amritsar...The Jalianwala Bagh and The Wagah Border..

Our stay was in the Gurudwara itself..If you go by a cab, they only allow the cabs inside the temple premises   in between 10 pm -5 am.,because of traffic problems...The rooms are tidy and rent is very reasonable...The temple glitters like anything under the night time lighting..One should not miss the night time view of the temple... 

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The Entrance of Gurudwara

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There is a community kitchen called Guru ka Langar in the temple premises...The volunteers working with all dedication busy in serving food for pilgrims..... 
Guru ka Langar echoes with sounds of steel vessels and plates..

The plates cleaning process...

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Volunteers working in the community kitchen..
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The Jalianwala Bagh is just 5 min walk from Golden temple...Number of Rikshaws available to reach there...

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Jalianwala Bagh memorial...


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Now coming to the most important place to visit in Amritsar-Wagah Border at Attari.... Attari is a village of Amritsar Dt...It is just 3 km. from the Indo-Pakistani border at Wagah.

The Wagah border, at Attari 

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Its fantastic experience to visit Flag ceremony at Wagah border...Every Indian must see this once..Great to watch The Indian and Pakistani Border soldiers marching aggressively displaying the spirit of patriotism...As it is Indo Pak border and a very sensitive area,the security is very high...They won't allow any bags or cell phones with you...Keeping your passport with you is advisable..

People participating in the ceremony..They danced for patriotic songs with great joy..We can see all the Indians from different states leaving behind their differences of caste and creed,uniting at this particular place,cheering and dancing for India..:-)   

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The real Pakistan and Pakistanis,I saw for the first time..:-)

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Indian Soldiers taking part in the marching

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28 comments:

Sravya V said...

Very nice ! I visited when I was 12 years :-)
It was really really a memorable experience !

Bikram said...

BEAUTIFUL pictures , Now this has brought so many memories ..

Thank you for sharingggggggggggg



Bikram's

magiceye said...

That must have been a wonderful experience!

జ్యోతిర్మయి said...

చక్కని పిక్చర్స్ తో కళ్ళకు కట్టినట్లు చూపించారు. వివిధ ప్రదేశాలు తిరుగుతూ వాటి గురించి ఇంత విపులంగా చెప్తున్న మీ అభిరుచికి మెచ్చుకోవాలి నాగిని గారు. మీ శైలి కూడా చాలా బావుంది.

sathish said...

emotions stirring patriotism... true...
historical place...
thanks for those pics

Defiant Princess said...

beautiful pictures!
makes me wanna be there for real and feel those emotions !

Rajesh said...

Wonderful shots of the city. Glittering temple is awesome.

Unknown said...

I have a wish to visit Amritsar at least once.Pictures are really good.Thanks

provoqd said...

Hi,

Lovely night shot of Golden temple.
The pics of the border gates are really good. Good collection of photographs :)
Keep posting :)

Regards

Jay
http://road-to-sanitarium.blogspot.in/

Upasana said...

Beautiful captures! I have always wanted to visit Amritsar! Thank you for a glimpse ! :)

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rupam sarma said...

Awesome photographs and great post. Thanks a lot for sharing.

A Homemaker's Utopia said...

Thank you one and all for your precious and lovely comments..:-)Your comments are energy boosters for my blog..:-)

Meoww said...

This is a great set of pics. Very nice. Golden Temple is a one in a million place!

Arti said...

Breathtaking shots, one of my favorite places to be and you captured it very beautifully, Nagini! You took me there, thank you :)

Panchali said...

Wonderful captures, Nagini. I have been there and to Vagha border also..Reminds me of my memorable trip.
THanks!

Ajeeth boaz said...

Nice shots!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Privy Trifles said...

You know I so so so want to visit these two places since last couple of years. I just hope I am able to as after seeing your pictures I am really more keen to go.

The Golden Temple gives a very majestic feeling!

Lovely pictures Nagini

A Homemaker's Utopia said...

@ Meoww,True..Thanks a lot for dropping by..:-)
@ Arti,
@ Panchali Jee,
@ Ajeeth Boaz,
Thanks a lot friends,for your lovely comments..:-)

A Homemaker's Utopia said...

@ Privytrifles,
All the best yaar.Don't miss...Its a must visit place.Thanks..:-)

తృష్ణ said...

very nice..కళ్ళకు కట్టినట్లు చూపించారు.

A Homemaker's Utopia said...

@ Trushna garu,
Thank you so much andee...:-)

Chinni said...

Nagini gaaru,
I am hearing first time that jaliyan waala bagh is very near to golden temple. You are very lucky that you visited that historical place. I am very happy atleast I can see all places with your pics:)

A Homemaker's Utopia said...

@Chinni garu,
Thank you so much for your comment andee....Pls keep visiting..:-)

Neenu said...

Beautiful pictures..loved the pics of Golden temple and the Jawans.. :)

The Mukhtiars said...

beautiful ones

Debopam said...

Beautiful portray of the place... Colorful pictures....

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ra said...

beautiful pictures .. reminded me of the days when i visited Golden temple ...

from when did they allow taking pics inside the temple ...?

anyways, thanks for sharing this post!

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