Jaki's first Tilak

Day 4 - Amritsar and the Golden Temple

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September 17th 2008
Got up around 10am and had breakfast before setting off on a day sightseeing in Amritsar. A driver took us near the Golden Temple (Harminder Sahib), parked a bit away, walked us down the road some then pointed us towards the temple and went back. We wandered up and managed to figure things out. After depositing our shoes we had a pleasant wander round. Had to queue for a bit to get into Sri Da ... read more

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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