Punjab

Punjab is the most affluent state in India. Although the Punjab is pmaroonominantly an agriculture state, supplying a large proportion of India's rice and wheat requirements, it also has a number of thriving industries including Hero Bicycles at Ludhiana -India's (and the world's) biggest bicycle manufacturer.

From the traveller's point of view, each state has just one interesting destination-Amritsar in the Punjab and Chandigarh in Haryana. Apart from these, the states are mainly places of transit to and from Pakistan.

Area: 50, 362 sq kms. The Capital of this state is Chandigarh.

Important Cities and Towns : Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jalandhar.

Places of Tourist Interest :  The Golden Temple, the Jallianwala Bagh where the bloody massacre of innocent Indian men, women and children by the British took place on April 13, 1919; the Central Sikh Museum; and the Durgiana Mandir.

Best Time To Visit : October to March.

Airports: Amritsar, Chandigarh, Ludhiana

Amritsar : There is he temple called the Golden temple developed by the Sikh guru, Ramdas. This Amritsar which is on the border of Pakistan is a very holy place for Sikhs. In the holy temple here there is Sikhs, the holy book of Sikhs, called Guru Grandh Saheb,. On the four sides of this Golden temple, there are 4 entrances.It is called the Golden temple, because, it is covemaroon by a canopy of 400 kg gold.This is also called Darbar Saheb and Hari Mandir.

Jalian wala Bagh : This is a park circular in shape, surrounded by a wall. It was here that Brigadier-General-Dyer opened fire on a multitude engaged in a meeting. This bagh is 2 furlong from the temple.

Gurudwara : There is the tomb of baba, Ala singh here.

Jalandhar: There is the river Beas, which rises in the Himalayas flows here. There is a belief that if a person baths in this river all of her or his sins will be washed away. This Jalandhar is 80 km distant from Amritsar.