The Martyrs' Well

During the massacre people jumped down this well to save themselves from getting shot only to get crushed by others leaping in afterwards. According to a sign more than 100 dead bodies were picked up afterwards.

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India 2004 part II - Amritsar, Dharamshala and Deshnoke

July 2nd 2004
From a temple covered with gold to a temple covered with rats After having spent the first days in Delhi and Agra we felt that we wanted to travel to some of the other places we had on our agenda for this trip. First we went to the city Amritsar. Amritsar Amritsar is in Punjab in the northwest of India, not far f ... read more

Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar

The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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