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Day 01 :- Delhi
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Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel Oberoi
Maidens or Hans Plaza. Afternoon visit to Gurudwara Sisganj, Gurudwara
Bangla Sahib and Gurudwara Rakabganj. |
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Day 02 :- Delhi/Chandigarh/Parivar
Vichhora/Anandpur Sahib/Chandigarh |
Drive to Chandigarh and check in at
Shivalik Afternoon visit Parivar Vichorra and drive to Anandpur Sahib -
fortress temple situated on the left bank of the river Satluj founded by
the ninth Sikh guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur. It was here that the Sikh
religion acquired its final military character. Overnight in hotel
Shivalik in Chandigarh. |
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Day 03 :-
Chandigarh/Amritsar |
Morning city tour, visiting the Museum,
High Court, Assembly Chamber and Rock Garden. Afternoon drive to
Amritsar, situated on the north western border of the country. The 400
years old city, founded by the fourth guru of the Sikhs, Guru Ramdas,
has been the seat of the Sikh religion and culture from its very
inception. It is renowned for the famous Golden Temple. Amritsar ,
literally Pool of Nectar, derives its name from the holy pond around the
temple. The land for the pool was gifted by the Moghul Emperor Akbar.
Hotel Ritz Plaza. |
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Day 04 :-
Amritsar/Tarn Taran/Gobindwal/Hazoor
Sahib/Amritsar |
Morning excursion of Tarn Taran, famous
for a gurudwara standing on the side of a large tank and built in honour
of Guru Arjun Dev. Lepers come from far off places to have a dip in the
tank, for it is believed that its water can help cure leprosy. Proceed
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Gobindwal, a short run from Tarn Taran, connected to the memory of guru
Amardas who lived there. A gurudwara built by the guruji still stands
there. Since no place was available for a tank, an underground Baoli was
constructed near the gurudwara with a flight of 84 steps leading to it.
Continue onto Hazoor Sahib, where the Samadhi (memorial) of the second
Sikh guru, Guru Angad Devji, was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1815.
Return to Amritsar. Afternoon visit the Golden Temple built in the midst
of the holy pool by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1803, it is also known as
Darbar Sahib or Har Mandir Sahib. The dome of the temple is covered with
an estimated 400 kgs of gold leaf , hence its popular name the Golden
Temple. The interiors of the temple, like wise, decorated by inlay work
with delicate floral patterns are done with semi precious stones.
Adjoining the pool is Akal Takht, established by the sixth Sikh guru,
Guru Hargobind Singh. It is seat of the supreme head of the Sikh
religious authority. |
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Day 05 :-
Amritsar/Jalianwala
Bagh/Baba Bakala/Amritsar |
Morning visit Jailianwala Bagh, the
historic site where hundreds of innocent Indian men, women and children
were massacred by British General Michael Dyer on April 13, 1919. A
memorial and garden have been created here as a national monument.
Proceed to Baba Bakala, a place associated with the ninth Sikh guru ,
Shri Tegh Bahadur, having a magnificent gurudwara where people gather in
thousands on every Amavas. An annual fair is held on Raksha Bandhan with
about hundred thousand people visiting the place, commemorating the day
when the ninth guru was located by his followers. |
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Day 06 :-
Amritsar/Delhi |
Transfer to rail-station to board train
to Delhi. Arrive and transfer to hotel Hans Plaza or Oberoi Maidens. |
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Day 07 :-
Delhi/Back Home |
Morning sightseeing tour visiting Red
Fort the symbol of Moghul power and elegance built in red sand stone by
the fifth Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan when he shifted his capital to
Shahjahanabad from Agra in 1638, India Gate the country memorial to the
unknown soldier and Qutab Minar built in red sand stone in Islamic
style, the tower is 71 mts tall with its walls consisting of intricately
carved quotations from the Holy Quran.
Check out at 1200 hours. Transfer to airport to connect flight for
onward journey. |