PUNJAB AND CHANDIGARH

The word 'Punjab' is made up to two persian words 'Panj' and 'Aab', Panj means five and Aab means rivers. The state is divided into three regious by its great rivers. The Majha north of river Beas, the Doaba sandwiched between the rivers Satluj and Beas and the Malwa South of the Sutluj river. Lying north-west of india, Punjab had to take a lot of battle ring from the invaders, the Persians, Mauryans, Scythians, Parthians, Kushan and them the mughals. The Sikh faith, which played a decisive role in the cretion of the punjabi-speaking state came into being the 15th and 16th centuries. It was founded as a new religious order by Shri Guru Nanak and was followed by nine Gurus. With the partítion iño West and East between Pakistan and india.
Punjab has an amazing wealth of tourist destinations, Punjab is a travellers dream, a gourmets paradise, a shoppers delight, a sportsman's inspiration, a musicians Mecca, a dancers delight. It is the land of pilgrimage, archaeological digs, palaces, museums and hostorical sites, Sword arm of india, Punjab is the freedom fighters home.
CHANDIGARH:- The first planned modern city of india, is the capital of both Punjab and Haryana. It has been a union territory, Designed and planned by French architect Le Corbusier, the city has several self-contained sectors,each 246 acres,rectangular 1.2 km. by 0.8 km. with its own market place, hospitals, educational institutions, places of worship, gardens and open play grounds.

Golden Temple, Amritsar

Jallianwala bagh, AMRITSAR

Rock Garden, CHANDIGARH

Bhangra, Dance of Punjab

Traditional apparels of Punjab

 

  

PLACES OF TOURIST INTEREST

ANANDPUR SAHIB : Historical Gurudwara where Guru Govind Singhji formed the Khalsa Panth in 1699 A.D., Naina Devi Temple and fort
AMRITSAR : Sacred city of the Sikhs, the Golden Temple, Akal Takhat, Jalianwala Bagh, Fort , Museums.
BATHINDA : Fort.
BEAS : Radhaswami Satsang Aashram, Religious centre.
CHANDIGARH : Museum, Art gallery, Rock garden, Asia's biggest rose garden, Sukhna Lake, Secretariat and Legislature Building, Punjab univercity complex.
DERA BABA JAIMAL-SING : Ashram of all faiths.
DERA BABA NANAK : Sikh pilgrim centre.
DHOLBAHA : Temple, Antiquities.
FARIDKOT : Fort and Sheesh Mahal inside fort.
FATHGARH SAHIB: Sikh pilgrim centre
GOVINDWAL : Sikh pilgrim centre, Samadhi of guru Angad Devji.
JALANDHAR : Sports goods and Publishing centre, Fort
KAPURTHALA : Ancient capital, Jagjit palace, Temples.
KIRATPUR : Sikh pilgrim centre.
LUDHIANA : Major centre of small-scale industry, Hosiery.
MAISAR KHANA : Maisar khana mai Mandir.
NANGAL : Dam on sutluj river, Religious place.
PATHANKOT : Entrance to kashmir and kangra palace.
PATIALA : Palace and museum, Fort , National institute of sports, Gardens, Art Gallery
RAM TIRATH : Temples, Hindhu pilgrim centre, Birthplace of Luv and Kush ( the epic ramayan)
RUPNAGAR : Archieological site, Boating and Fishing on lake
SAIFABAD : Historical palace, Fort, Lake,
SANGAL : Major archiological site of Harappan period .
SANGRUR: Gardens, Antiquities Sikh holy places nearby.
SHAHPUR : Fort, Muslim, Antiquities.
SIRHIND : Sikh and Muslim shrines, The Fatehgarh Sahib Gurudwara marks the place where Gurur Govind Singji's two sons were martyred. Lake side garden, near by Sarai is also a historic town.

TARN TARAN : Gurudwara dedicated to Guru Ramdas Ji