Amritsar
Sikh holy city
Amritsar is a city in the Punjab region of northwestern India, sacred to Sikhs as the site of the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), their holiest shrine.
The city is also remembered for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, when British troops fired on unarmed civilians.
We visited Amritsar during our trip through India.
Sikhism's holiest gurdwara
- gurdwaraSikh house of worship
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- SikhismPunjabi monotheistic religion
- Guru Granth SahibSikh sacred scripture
darshan · devotion · prayer · sanctity · spirituality · worship · faith · blessing
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
architecture · monuments · museum · restoration · conservation · legacy · history · antiquity
Capital of Pakistani Punjab
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- PunjabSouth Asian agricultural region
- India-PakistanTwo partitioned nations
- border crossingTransit between sovereign territories
South Asian yogurt drink
- tandoorVertical clay cooking chamber
- parathaPan-fried unleavened flatbread
- paneerUnaged Indian cheese
- street foodCasual vendor-sold eats
Settlement surrounded by fortifications
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- old townCity's preserved original section
- narrow lanesConstricted travel routes
- merchantsThose who conduct commerce
textiles · handicrafts · woolen · carpets · urban · municipality
Golden Temple
Sikhism's holiest gurdwara
- gurdwaraSikh house of worship
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- SikhismPunjabi monotheistic religion
Guru Granth Sahib · darshan · devotion · prayer · sanctity · spirituality · worship · faith · blessing · reverence
Jallianwala Bagh
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
fortress · architecture · monuments · museum · restoration · conservation · legacy · history · antiquity · artifacts
Lahore
Capital of Pakistani Punjab
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- PunjabSouth Asian agricultural region
- India-PakistanTwo partitioned nations
lassi
South Asian yogurt drink
walled city
Settlement surrounded by fortifications
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- old townCity's preserved original section
- narrow lanesConstricted travel routes
merchants · textiles · handicrafts · woolen · carpets · urban · municipality