Chandigarh is a beautiful planned city which have parallel roads, thus making it easy for the visitors to navigate through them. Clealiness is sincerely maintained by the local residents, so it becomes a pleasure to visit the city :)
Luckily it was the Kali Puja during our visit. We attended the Kali Puja at 'Banga Samiti' upto late at night and enjoyed the crackers there :).
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| Kaali Puja |
Next day we went to Sukhna lake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhna_Lake ). We did not attempt boating, only enjoyed the beauty of the lake!...
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| Sukhna Lake
Then we went to Rock Garden ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Garden_of_Chandigarh ) , where many many images, idols, designs are made with home waste and rejected thrown away items .... Such a creative attempt!!! ... Mr. Nek Chand has done a marvelous job indeed!!!!
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Next day we went to Amritsar ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar ) , where we visited the holy Golden Temple ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmandir_Sahib ) first. It was a pious experience to be able to enter the shrine and feel the blessing of the Lord! The Truth can be experienced by Any Sincere Person, who is Pure at Heart, who has Surrendered himself to the Truth!!! ... The temple area along with its pond is so beautiful!! I felt the presence of the Almighty always around us while visiting the shrine.
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| The Golden Temple |
After that we went to Jaalianwala Bagh ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jallianwala_Bagh ) , remembered the innocent people who lost their lives, also saw the well where many of them jumped. A painful chapter from history.... |
| Jaalianwaala Bagh |
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| The Well at Jalianwaala Bagh |
In the afternoon, we went to Waagha Border ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagah_border_ceremony ) , where the two nations open their gates, parade is done together and flags are lowered and then the gates are closed. A formal gesture/ performance, done everyday by both the nations, showing mutual respect. A MEMORABLE experience indeed!!! Wonderful!! The way people from both the nations dance together and show their excitement together, prove that 'All Are One'.... There is actually No Distinction between the people of both the nations.... We could actually see the land which belongs to Pakistan from the border. I was VERY VERY Happy to attend the function there.
Do attend the parade at Waagha Border if you ever find a chance, it will be an Unforgettable experience!!!
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| Waagha Border |
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| Waagha Border |
Recently I watched a programme on Amritsar on DD Bharti which covered all these places :) and reminded me of my visit :), so thought to write about it today :).
That programme also included two more places where we could not visit due to the shortage of time, they are - an exhibition on Maharana Ranjit Singh ( http://www.punjabmuseums.gov.in/museum.php?mid=8 ) and the famous Durgiana Temple (http://www.durgianamandir.com/ ) , which is like a replica of the Vaishno devi temple.
Overall, we had a nice trip to Chandigarh and Amritsar :)
The Lord is present in each and every atom of the Universe!
Jai Shri Krishna!
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