Location: North India in the state of Punjab
Famous As: Holy city of the Sikhs
Places of Interest: Golden Temple, Jallianwal Bagh, Akal Takhat
Temperature: Summer- Max. 34, Min. 15, Winter- Max. 18, Min. 0
Rainfall: 59.2 cm.
Ideal Time to Visit: October- March
Language: Punjabi, Hindi, English

An Over All View of Amritsar City
The most holy city of Sikhs, Amritsar City has grown into an ethereal center of Sikh culture. The city derived its name from the water pool in Amritsar (Pool of Nectar), which was constructed by the 4th religious pedagogue of the Sikh faith.

The holy pool of nectar was constructed in the 1573 and in 1604 Guru Granth Sahib the holy book of Sikhs was indoctrinated.

Historic Perspective
During the regime of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Amritsar was a divine home for its people and had outmoded Lahore as the by gone city of India.

Amritsar is also an abode of the Sikhs holiest temple, the exquisit