Start your local city tour with the blessings of Harimandir Sahib "Golden Temple"- the most important Sikh shrine. Then visit Jallianwala Bagh (nearby Golden Temple) - the place where hundreds of Indians are brutally massacred by British general Dyer.
Visit Durgiana Temple After that visit The Durgiana Temple, also known as Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Durga Tirath, and Sitla Mandir, is a premier temple situated in the city of Amritsar, Punjab. Though a Hindu temple, its architecture is similar to the Golden Temple. This temple derives its name from the Goddess Durga, the chief Goddess deified and worshipped here. Idols of Goddess Laksmi (goddess of wealth) and Vishnu (the protector of the world) are also deified here and worshipped.
Mata Lal Ji Devi Temple Next stop is to Lal Devi Mandir is dedicated to a 20th-century female saint, Lal Devi and was built in 1989. Mata Lal Devi Ji was born in 1923 at Kasoor in the Lahore district of Pakistan. A brahmachari belongs to Marwaha Khatri Family who lived on fruits and milk. After Partition, she came to Amritsar, attained nirvana in 1994. Mata Lal Devi Temple is a replica of the Vaishno Devi Shrine situated in Jammu and Kashmir.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum and Panorama in Ram Bagh Then visit Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum situated in the middle of a beautiful garden Ram Bagh is a treasure house of the history, art, and architecture of the Sikhs of the 18th and the 19th century. It is named after Maharaja Ranjit Singh - one of the outstanding rulers of Punjab. On display are a fine collection of oil paintings, miniatures, coins, weapons and arms and amours.
Wagah Border In the late afternoon travel to Wagah Border to watch the lowering of the flags ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border which is a daily military practice that the security forces of India(Border Security Force, BSF) and Pakistan (Pakistan Rangers) have jointly followed since 1959. The drill is characterized by elaborate and rapid dance-like maneuvers and raising legs as high as possible, which have been described as "colorful". It is alternatively a symbol of the two countries’ rivalry, as well as brotherhood and cooperation between the two nations.
By late evening, you return to the hotel room for an overnight stay or drop at Railway Station/Airport for an onward journey.
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