“Punjab” a well-known state of India is having countless tourist
destinations. It is the wealthiest state of nation, which has high rank for
having been leading holiday spots in north India. “Punjab” is the word which is
made of two Persian words. One is ‘panj’ which means five and other word is
‘ab’ which means water. Punjab is five river land, and also known as the big
agricultural state of India. This rich agricultural state is having significant
in many legendary and mythological epics such as Mahabharata, Ramayana, Vedas
and Puranas. The culture of Punjab is different from other states, which make
is special for a tourist. The impressive cultural event of the state is must
watch thing. Each festival is celebrated with full joy and enjoyment so tourist
will definitely take pleasure of diverse occasions in Punjab. This Indian tourist
state is having countless Indian tourist places where visitors can spend their
memorable time.
Few major cities for tourism in Punjab are Mohali, Ludhiana,
Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala. Thesecities are having their own value in
tourism and industry sector. Tourist will get ample of historical landmarks
while crossing the several cities of Punjab. The prime spot of Punjab is the
Amritsar city containing the Golden Temple. This temple is the extremely holy
Sikh pilgrimage place. The next spot to visit in Amritsar is Jallianwalah Bagh,
which is one more historic place. The bagh is situated near to the temple so
visitors can reach the spot in no time.
The other tourism spot in Punjab is Ludhiana, which is the valuable
town of Punjab. Ludhiana is popular in the industry of hosiery materials. The
Kisan Mela organised every year is special to watch at this place, though there
are countless temples and Gurudwara’s in Punjab where the devotees and tourist
can visit to take blessings of Guru Granth Sahib.
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The capital Chandigarh is the planned city with beauty and clean
features. Shimla is the closest tourist destination from Chandigarh so visitors
can plan the trip to Shimla from Chandigarh. Chandigarh is famous for High
Court, Capitol Complex, Assembly, Secretariat, Tower of Shadows, Martyr's
Memorial, Geometric Hill, Sukhna Lake, Leisure Valley, Bougainvillea Garden,
Rock Garden, Rose Garden, Garden of Rare Plants, Garden of Tranquility, Garden
of Annuals and Government Museum.
It could be wonderful experience for visitors to reach Punjab as
there are numerous places to visit. All types of hotels and resorts available
in Punjab allow people to get accommodation according to their budget. There
people will get three star hotels to five star grand hotels so selecting the
place to live according to budget is possible.
Reaching Punjab could me more memorable between October to March as
the climate becomes really pleasant in such period.
As Punjab is rich state of India, it is properly connected through
air, rail and road. The main reaching spots are Chandigarh and Amritsar where
people can reach through all ways. Trains are available for major railheads of
Punjab like Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Amritsar and Pathankot. The smooth
roads of Punjab allow people to reach their destination without any trouble.
The land of Punjab is sacred by lots of saints and gurus. The finest
thing regarding Punjab is the stunning mixture of tradition and culture.
Punjab is positioned in the northwest area of the country India. Punjab
is bounded by Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) which is another tourist state of
India. J&K is situated in the North where the west is connected with
Pakistan and Rajasthan in east with Haryana state of India. Punjab is also
connected with Himachal Pradesh in the north east side. People can watch the
Bagha Border as people are reaching this place to view the parade of Indian and
Pakistan Army.
The five rich rivers of Punjab are Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Jhelum.
The land area of Punjab is 50,362 sq km and approx population of Punjab is
243.59 Lacs.
Tourist must watch
The city of Chandigarh: the clean and beautifully designed planned
city Chandigarh is created by the French draught's man ‘Le Corbusier’.
Bhakra Nangal Dam: next thing to watch in Punjab is world’s highest
gravity bhakra nangal dam.