Quick tips for Amritsar

Amritsar, a city which is commonly famous for Golden Temple,Jallianwala bagh and Wagah Border has some other famous things too which are:-

1. Amritsari Naan,
2. Cholle Bhature.
3. Lassi and Phirni.
4. Amritsari Paranthe and Kulche.
5. Ladies Phulkari and Patiala Suits.
6. Papad and Vadi.
7. Pani poori on Amritsari streets is totally different and worth trying.
 
If you are a foodie and by any chance you are in Amritsar then it will be a mouth watering treat for you being there. If you are planning to go Amritsar then please go through below mentioned tips once:-

1. All tourist places in Amritsar can be covered in one single day starting from 8 am to 8 pm. Reach Amritsar up to night, take rest, next day get up early and reach Golden Temple by 9 am so that you can avoid large queue. Golden Temple itself will take 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs if you do all things like bathing in the holy pond and taking langar.

2. Next tourist spot which is very close to Golden Temple is Jallianwala bagh. There is no entry fees to it and it is open till 8 pm. You can see light and sound show here.

3. After Golden Temple and Jallianwala bagh you can go to cloth market of Amritsar where you can purchase Patiala and Phulkari ladies suit.

4.  Next comes Durgayni Temple. Durgayni temple is a temple of various Hindu God and Goddess and it is a replica of Golden Temple. One famous Hanuman temple is very near to it. In this Hanuman temple, kids of lord Ram Luv and Kush tied Lord Hanuman with a tree and left him for the day.

5. After Durgayni Temple you can go to Vaishno Temple which is near to Amritsar Railway Station. This temple has caves and very fantastic glass work on walls. This is a must visit temple.

6. Lastly comes the Wagah Border and Atari Railway Station. There is no ticket charge for Wagah border and for Wagah border you should reach there by at least 3:30 pm if you do not have VIP Pass. People start gathering from 3:00 pm and BSF officers ask people to make a separate ladies and gents queue which becomes large by 4:00 pm. First they do security check to all and then they allow to go inside. After security check people start running like anything to grab the front row seat of stadium.

There is a separate section for foreigners so they do not have to rush.

The Flag ceremony starts at 5:00 pm and ends at 5:30 pm. The whole atmosphere at Wagah border is very patriotic. If you have VIP pass then you can reach Wagah border by 4:00 pm and go inside with out any hassle as your seat would be reserved.
Atari Railway station is last station of India. Indian Railway operates a cross border train service to Lahore from Atari. This station is on the way to Wagah Border and if you have your own vehicle then you can go there.

Reaching Amritsar:
There are flights and trains to Amritsar. You can opt any option.

Hotels in Amritsar:
Hotels near Railway station are economic and good. Hotels near Golden Temple are expensive. There are many hotels which can be booked through internet with a starting price of Rs 800.

Sight Seeing in Amritsar:
There are various taxi and auto rickshaw operators who have whole package on a cost of Rs 700 and Rs 400 respectively for sight seeing which includes Golden Temple, Jallianwala bagh, cloth market, Durgayni temple, Vaishno temple and Wagah Border. There price is negotiable, i paid Rs 700 for a private taxi.
These operators also have taxi and auto service on a sharing basis which would cost cheaper.

Food Joints
Once you reach Golden Temple you will find many nearby food joints to enjoy awesome food there. Dominos and CCD are available near Golden Temple. Two near by local restaurant Brother’s and Bharwan are good.

Shopping
Near Jallianwala bagh you can purchase Papad, Aam papad, Vadiyan etc. You can take a cycle rickshaw and go to Cloth market for purchasing.

Note: Always do some bargaining on everything except restaurants. People there ask more for everything.

Search Of God.

We always go to temples,mosques,church and Gurudwara to offer our prayers to our almighty.We believe, temples and various other holy places are those where god resides or we can get a feeling to be at near or close to god.
We always pray to god for the happiness,success in our life.We ask him to bless us with all good things so that we can live a good life.I think,we are so selfish,we always ask god for only our self.Have we asked him for the good or happiness of others,If so than how many times we have asked him for others?
In normal life we generally talk with each other,we socialize at this society.We met various people and have our own perception for each and every body.This perception guides our mind to have a particular tone or style of talking when we meet different people.
For Ex:- If i am talking to my boss then my tone of talking will be very respective and i will be very humble to him on the other hand after completing conversation with boss if i met a person who is at same level on which i am,my way of talking and tone becomes different.I will behaving like a cool dude with my friends.
If we are talking to a person of opposite gender at that time also we are very different from our originality.If we encounter a person who is not of our level,who is like a rickshaw puller,bus driver etc we treat them as nobody is superior than us and we always talk to them in a way of giving them order.
What if one day we come across god?what we will do at that time?May be greet him very politely,respect fully from the core of heart because we are with god.May be we would be ready to do anything which god says at that time.We will follow to him like anything.Am i right here?
God says, I am everywhere,I am in every single thing from a partical of dust to every human heart.I am in every non living thing and i am in every living thing.But we forget these words and we have bounded god into the area of temples,mosque,church and other holy places.We can go thousand of miles away to see the birth place,foot prints or many others things which are related to god but we can't help those persons who really need help.We give a donation of Rs 100 in temple but we take our hand back to feed a small dirty children who comes to us asking for money.
Why we forget about god when we are scolding or abusing a person who is from lower level.Have you ever imagined that the person you are scolding,beating or abusing can be god (God can come in any form...isn't it)....yes he can be god who came to you, what will you do then after knowing he is god,ask that person to forgive you.... a second before you were beating him and a second later you are asking forgiveness.
Have you ever helped a person from lower class who needs help and have you ever came across the happiness on their face.I have experienced it,
One fine evening i was at road side eatery and i was waiting for my burger to come as i was very hungry at that time.When stall owner passed me my burger a small kid came to me and pulled my trouser.I looked at him and he was asking to me for some food.He was looking very hungry,i stopped myself and handed over my burger to him.He ate that burger and i saw a kind of happiness or a kind of satisfaction on face that comes after eating something especially when you were very hungry.I was feeling that what that kid was feeling after he took his first bite of burger,i feeled as that single bite going through my food pipe to stomach passing lungs (same observation when u ate something after a very long time).
This kind of feeling happiness is very different from the other things.I believe, i fed burger to god :~) that day who is in the form of a small boy.
My opinion is that we should greet every one in this society with a very warm and welcoming attitude.I know sometimes we face a rude behaviour from some but if we remain cool and warm then they will also correct their way of talking. (wo kehte he na,pyaar se sab thik kiya jaa sakta he).
We should greet everyone with a smile,Life is to smile.Keep a smile on your face.
Trust me just try to keep smile,be polite and warm to each and everyone,I am sure you feel that you came across god.

I am pasting some lines of a song "Banda re" from movie Raaz 2 as i believe there is truthness in them.

Mauko Kahaan Dhoondhe Re
BandeMain To Tere Paas Mein
Naa Teerath Mein Naa Moorat Mein
Naa Ekaant Niwaas Mein
Naa Mandir Mein Naa Masjid Mein
Naa Kabhi Kailaash Mein
Main To Tere Paas Mein Bande....
Main To Tere Paas Mein