Amritsar and beyond: 6 ways to experience India's Punjab region
阿姆利則和超越：6的方式來體驗印度的旁遮普地區
The Golden Temple in Amritsar is considered the holiest of all sites for Sikhs.- India's Punjab state is home to the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion, the Golden Temple
- Every evening at the border, Indian, Pakistani guards join in a flag lowering ceremony
- For heritage stays, Amritsar's Ranjit Svaasa hotel has been around for 200 years
(CNN) -- When it comes to India travel, the state of Punjab, which borders Pakistan, doesn't make it to the top of that many itineraries.
That's good news for intrepid travelers.
From temples so gold they'll make your eyes water, to food you'll be longing for days after it hits your lips, Punjab is India at its colorful, lively best.
1. Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple)
Located in Amritsar, the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion, Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), is Punjab's top attraction.
Reflections of its gold-encrusted dome shimmer in the clear water of the Amrit Sarovar (Pool of Nectar), which greets those who enter from the north gate, the most impressive of all four entries.
To take it all in, it's best to simply walk around the marble pathway surrounding the pool.
Its waters are said to have healing powers.
Devotional music, bathing pilgrims, golden carps and meditating devotees add to the atmosphere.
Worth keeping in mind: There's a long line to visit the inner sanctum (Darbar Sahib), where the holy book of the Sikhs, "Guru Granth Sahib," is kept.
Visits are best scheduled for the late afternoon and early evening; every night the temple complex is illuminated. Simply stunning.
You can end the day at the temple's langar (canteen).
The scale of its free meal, put on daily by volunteers, is impressive, with 50,000 meals served each day, according to temple officials.
The Golden Temple, Golden Temple Road, Amritsar, Punjab; +91 183 255 3957; open daily, 6 a.m.-2 a.m.
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2. Punjabi eats
The city of Amritsar has a rich culinary heritage. Building a big enough appetite to give it the attention it deserves is a challenge.
From melt-in-mouth chicken tikka to cream-laden, extra-large tumblers of yogurt lassi, Amritsar is an Indian food lover's dream destination.
The best way to get a balanced taste is to start in Kesar Da Dhaba. Hidden in the twisting lanes of the old part of the city, it's reached only by foot, cycle rickshaw or bicycle.
Founded in 1916, the restaurant is particularly popular with vegetarians.
There's crispy butter-smeared tandoori bread; the house specialty, daal makhani, comes with a thick layer of ghee.
At Makhan Fish and Chicken Corner, fried singhara (catfish) fillets are a must-try. They're coated in chickpea flour and caraway seeds then cooked. Perfect with cold beer.
The creamiest and freshest yogurt lassi in Amritsar is at Surjan Singh Milk Bhandar; the thick drink is a mini-meal in itself.
Kesar da Dhaba, Chowk Passian; +91 183 255 2103
Makhan Fish & Chicken Corner; 21A, Majitha Road, near Maddan Hospital; +91 98 1519 3241
Surjan Singh Milk Bhandar, Chowk Regent Cinema, GT Road
3. Border face off
One of Punjab's most interesting rituals is the lowering of the flags ceremony, held at India's Wagah border each evening before sunset. Wagah is about 25 kilometers from the Pakistani city of Lahore.
Indian guards in red and gold turbans march out to meet their Pakistani counterparts in a choreographed affair greeted with loud applause from onlookers.
It's a splendid show of patriotism, pomp and panache.
To secure good seats, it's best to get there by midafternoon or arrange for a VIP pass from the Border Security Force station. For security reasons, bags and backpacks aren't allowed.
The border is 30 kilometers from Amritsar and takes about 45 minutes to reach by car.
4. Punjabiyat Lodge
Punjabiyat Lodge doesn't conjure quintessential images of India.
Instead what you get here are feather-light beds with unobstructed views of green fields as far as the eye can see.
The nature retreat in Punjab's agricultural heartland is a great place to de-stress through simple rural experiences.
Visitors can lend a helping hand to farmers, cycle around the village, milk cattle or take a tractor ride.
Rooms are luxurious but eco-friendly.
Guests get a sense of remoteness and privacy; there are only four cottages, all set in a wheat field.
Meals are a pleasure. Breakfast is served near the fields, lunch under the shade of sprawling trees and dinner on a terrace under a canopy of stars.
Most meals are made with ingredients grown on the lodge's farm, says Punjabiyat manager Jagdeep Singh.
Punjabiyat Lodge is in the village of Saidowal-Gunopur, about 75 kilometers from Amritsar; +91 981 870 5508
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5. Sarai Amanat Khan
A scenic 45-minute drive from Amritsar, Sarai Amanat Khan is an old, crumbling caravanserai (roadside inn).
Built by Mughals in 1640, it's a fantastic remnant of ancient architecture.
It once served travelers on the Agra-to-Lahore trade route and was a prosperous pit stop back in the day.
These days, the historic ruins only hint at its glorious past.
Photogenic features of the complex include an arched entry, fading calligraphy, Persian tiles, eroding walls and a mosque.
Amanat Khan, the inn's namesake, is believed to be the same guy who etched the calligraphy on the Taj Mahal in Agra.
It's a great day trip from Amritsar.
6. Ranjit's Svaasa hotel
There are few better ways to end a wild day in Amritsar than climbing into one of the plush beds at the 200-year-old Ranjit's Svaasa hotel.
Abhimanyu and his partner, Gayatri, are the gracious hosts of this charming, well-hidden retreat.
The owners are seventh-generation members of the Punjabi Mehra clan, says general manager Deepak Biala.
Corridors are dotted with family portraits, antique furniture and curios collected over their many travels.
Secluded terraces and lounging spaces are spread throughout the property.
The Rattan Chand and Dev Chand suites each come with a marble bathtub and a sitting area framed by large windows.
Guest can learn to whip up a traditional Punjabi meal or hit the spa for an innovative wine-and-sugar scrub or face treatment with turmeric, sandalwood and organic rose water.
- 印度的旁遮普邦狀態是家庭對錫克教宗教的最神聖的聖地的金廟
- 每天晚上在邊境，印度，巴基斯坦警衛捧場降國旗儀式
- 對於傳統的住宿，阿姆利則的蘭吉特SVAASA酒店已經有200年
（CNN） -當涉及到印度旅遊，旁遮普邦接壤巴基斯坦，狀態並不能使它有很多行程的頂部。
這對勇敢的旅行者的好消息。
從寺廟因此黃金它們會讓你的眼睛水，食物，你會嚮往天它擊中你的嘴唇後，旁遮普邦是印度在其豐富多彩，生動活潑最好的。
1，Harmandir Sahib的（金殿）
位於阿姆利則，錫克教宗教的最神聖的聖地，Harmandir Sahib的（金廟），是旁遮普邦的頂級景點。
在阿姆里特納薩諾瓦（花蜜之池），它迎接那些誰從北門，最令人印象深刻的所有四個項目進入清水黃金鑲嵌圓頂微光的思考。
要接受著這一切，這是最好的只是走走游泳池周圍的大理石途徑。
據說它的水域已經癒合的權力。
虔誠的音樂，沐浴朝聖者，金色的鯉魚和思考信徒增添氣氛。
值得牢記：有一個長行參觀密室（DARBAR Sahib的），那裡的神聖的錫克教徒的書，“初經，”被保留。
最好預定的參觀活動下午晚些時候和傍晚; 每天晚上的寺廟建築群被照亮。簡直是驚人的。
您可以在寺廟的langar（食堂）結束的一天。
它的免費餐的規模，把日常的志願者，是令人印象深刻，50,000餐每天供應，根據寺廟的官員。
金廟，金廟路，阿姆利則，旁遮普邦; +91 183 255 3957; 每天開放，上午6點-凌晨2點
2，吃旁遮普
阿姆利則市擁有豐富的烹飪傳統。構建一個足夠大的胃口，給它應有的重視是一個挑戰。
從融化在嘴裡雞Tikka奶油載貨，超大酸奶的Lassi的酒杯，阿姆利則是印度美食愛好者的夢想目的地。
以獲得均衡的口感，最好的方法是開始在凱薩爾大DHABA。隱於市的老城區的小巷扭曲，它只能通過徒步，騎自行車人力車或自行車到達。
成立於1916年，該餐廳是特別普遍的素食主義者。
還有香脆奶油塗唐杜麵包; 特色菜，daal makhani，配有厚厚的一層酥油。
在Makhan魚和雞角，炸辛哈拉（鯰魚）魚片是一個不可不嘗。他們在鷹嘴豆麵粉和香菜種子再熟塗。完美與冰鎮啤酒。
阿姆利則的creamiest和最新鮮的酸奶Lassi的是Surjan辛格牛奶Bhandar; 厚厚的飲料是一個小型餐本身。
凱薩爾達DHABA，集市Passian; +91 183 255 2103
Makhan魚和雞角 ; 21A，Majitha路附近Maddan醫院; +91 98 1519 3241
Surjan辛格牛奶Bhandar，集市攝政電影院，GT羅亞ð
3。邊境面臨 關閉
其中旁遮普邦的最有趣的儀式是旗儀式，日落前在印度的邊境瓦格赫每天晚上舉行的降低。瓦格赫是從巴基斯坦拉合爾市約25公里。
在紅色和金色頭巾的印度衛兵遊行出來迎接了精心編排的事他們的巴基斯坦同行招呼著從圍觀者熱烈的掌聲。
這是一個輝煌的表演愛國主義，排場和派頭。
為了確保良好的座位，這是最好的午後到那裡，或安排一個貴賓通行證的邊境安全部隊駐地。出於安全原因，提包和背包是不允許的。
邊框是從阿姆利則30公里，需時約45分鐘到達的車程。
4。Punjabiyat小屋
Punjabiyat Lodge酒店不召喚印度的典型圖像。
相反，你到這裡來有什麼輕如羽毛床，綠色的田野，只要眼睛能看到的景色。
在旁遮普省的農業中心地帶的性質撤退是一個偉大的地方去強調通過簡單的農村經驗。
遊客可以伸出援助之手，以農民，週期繞村，奶牛或採取坐拖拉機。
客房佈置豪華，但環保。
客人拿到偏遠和隱私感; 只有四種別墅，全部設置在麥田。
飯菜是一種享受。早餐供應時間是附近的字段，午餐根據下分樹冠龐大的一個露台上的樹木和晚餐的陰影。
大部分的飯菜都是用生長在旅館的農場的食材，說Punjabiyat經理賈格迪普·辛格。
Punjabiyat Lodge酒店是Saidowal-Gunopur，從阿姆利則約75公里的村莊; +91 981 870 5508
5撒萊阿馬納汗
從阿姆利則環境優美的45分鐘車程，撒萊阿馬納汗是一個古老的，搖搖欲墜的商隊（路邊店）。
在1640年建造的莫臥兒，它是古代建築的一個夢幻般的殘餘。
它曾經擔當的旅客從阿格拉到拉合爾的貿易路線上，是一個繁榮的進站早在一天。
這些天來，歷史遺跡僅暗示其輝煌的過去。
複雜的上鏡的功能包括一個拱形的入口，褪色書法，波斯磚，侵蝕牆壁和一座清真寺。
阿馬納汗，客棧的名字命名，被認為是誰刻的書法上的泰姬陵在阿格拉一樣的傢伙。
這是一個從阿姆利則一個偉大的一日遊。
6。蘭吉特' s SVAASA酒店
很少有更好的方式來結束一天的野生阿姆利則比爬進的豪華床在200歲的蘭吉特的SVAASA酒店之一。
阿比曼努和他的夥伴，加亞特里訥，是這個迷人的，良好的隱蔽撤退親切的主人。
業主旁遮普梅赫拉家族第七代成員，說總經理迪帕克比亞瓦。
走廊點綴著家庭肖像，古董家具和收集了他們的許多旅行古玩。
幽靜的露台和空間閒逛在整個財產蔓延。
藤昌德和開發昌德每個套房都配有大理石浴缸和大窗戶框的休息區。
客人可以學習掀起傳統旁遮普餐或打一個創新葡萄酒和糖擦洗或面部治療薑黃，檀香和有機玫瑰水的水療中心。
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