AMRISTAR

des rangila
This is an extract from the movie Fanaa, in which a young woman introduces the area where she is from, Panjâb (Amritsar is one of the main city of the state of Panjâb)

She describes it as "Des Rangila" (देस रन्गिला ) which means "the colourful country"

AMRITSAR

Guru Nanak

ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨ
(15 April 1469 - 7 May 1539)

He is the first of the ten Gurus of the Sikhs and the founder of Sikhism. He became very famous as his name had travelled not only throughout India's north, south, east and west, but also far beyond into Arabia, Mesopotamia(Iraq), Ceylon, Afghanistan, Turkey, Burma and Tibet.

He wrote sacred text in the holy book of the Sikhs called the Guru Granth Sahib

AMRITSAR

In the interior of the GOLDEN TEMPLE,

the holy book of the Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib,

is placed on the ground under a jewel-studded canopy.

On the first floor, there is a small pavilion called the Shish Mahal (mirror room). It is ornamented with pieces of mirrors laid in the ceiling and walls. Above that is a smaller pavilion, which is represented here.

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This is a picture of women leaving the Temple!

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We choose to put that colorful photo to show you that women also go in the Golden Temple, but they are separeted from the men.

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I think this is the easiest photo to find us!

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First stop: AMRITSAR

THE GOLDEN TEMPLE

ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਹ

Hari Mandir Sâhib

We first want to talk about the main entertainment in Amristar; a temple made of gold.

It is a very touristic place, anybody can visit it, but it also very sacred to its inhabitant because it is the holiest shrine for the people belonging to Sikh religion. This temple was established in 1601 by Guru Arjan , the fifth guru of the Sikhs.

This Temple has a very interesting history:

In the 17th and 18th century the temple was destroyed by the invading Moslem armies, and each time it was rebuilt. From 1767 onwards, the Sikhs became strong enough militarily to defend it and the Hari Mandir Sâhib was richly ornamented with marble sculptures, golden gilding, and large quantities of precious stones.

But in the half of 19th century, the Sikh empire fell under the British rule ,and at the time of independence in 1947 the Sikhs decided to stay within Hindu majority India.

On May the 31th 1984, it was invaded by the Indian army in the infamous "Operation Blue Star" to wipe out the Sikh extremists. A gunfire broke out and killed 83 soldiers and 492 civilians.

It was a massacre.

Map of India

Our trip तो India !!

ओउर ट्रिप तो इंडिया !!

Follow us through the West of India, from the northern town of Amritsar to the biggest city of MumbaÏ (Bombay), and also a stopover to the capital city of New Delhi. =)

फोल्लो उस थ्रौघ थे वेस्ट ऑफ़ इंडिया, फ्रॉम थे नोर्ठेर्ण तोवन ऑफ़ अमृतसर तो थे बिग्गेस्त सिटी ऑफ़ MumbaÏ (बॉम्बे), एंड अल्सो अ स्तोपोवर तो थे कैपिटल सिटी ऑफ़ न्यू डेल्ही

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Welcome on our blog !!!

Welcome on our blog !!!

वेल्कोमे ओं ओउर ब्लॉग !!!

This is a virtual trip to India in which we would like to show you a little bit of the indian culture through the cinema, typical food, dance, religion, history, customs, famous places, ...

थिस इस अ वर्चुअल ट्रिप तो इंडिया इन व्हिच वे वौल्ड लिखे तो शो यू अ लिटिल बीत ऑफ़ थे इंडियन कल्तुरे थ्रौघ थे सिनेमा, टिपिकल फ़ूड, डांस, रेलिगिओं, हिस्ट्री, कस्टम्स, फमोउस प्लेसेस, ...

We hope you will enjoy it !

वे होप यू विल एन्जॉय आईटी !

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As you can see, the two of us sometimes appear on the photos...

Try to find us =)

Watch the traps!

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