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Chandigarh,
the 1st planned modern city of India designed by the
French architect Le Corbusier serves as the capital
of both Punjab and Haryana. However, the city does not
belong to either state. Chandigarh was constituted as
a union territory on 1st November, 1966 and is administered
by the Government of India. The city is named after
the mother goddess of power, Chandi, and a fort or 'garh'
beyond the Chandi temple. The city is divided into 47
numbered sectors. It has well-laid roads lined with
rows of trees and beautifully planned buildings. Against
the backdrop of the Siwalik smountains, the city looks
charming. Chandigarh experiences extreme climate. Best
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Ram
Tirth, Amritsar
Location 11Kilometres west of Amritsar on Chogawan road,
dates back to the period of Ramayana, Rishi Balmiki's
hermitage. The place has an ancient tank and many temples.
A hut marks the site where Mata Sita gave birth to Luv
& Kush and also, still extant are Rishi Balmiki's
hut and the well with stairs where Mata Sita used to
take her bath. The Bedis of Punjab (Guru Nanak Dev ji,
the founder Prophet of Sikhism was a Bedi) trace their
descent from Kush and Sodhis (the 10th Prophet of Sikhism,
Guru Gibind Singh ji was a Sodhi) from Luv. A four day
fair, since times immemorial is held here starting on
the full moon night in November.
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Durgiana
Mandir, Amritsar : ( Lakshmi Narain Temple )
Built in the third decade of the 20th Century it echoes,
not the traditional Hindu temple architecture, but that
of the Golden temple and, in a similar manner rises
from the midst of a tank and has canopies and the central
dome in the style of the Sikh temple. Its foundation
stone was laid by one of the greatest reformers and
political leaders of resurgent India, Pandit Madan Mohan
Malviya. It is a well-known repository of Hindu scriptures. |
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Shiv
Mandhir, Gur-mandi, Jalandhar
The Mandir dates back of the Lodhi Era. It is said that
the Nawab of Sultanpur Lodhi, in whose territory the
city of Jalandhar then fell hadeyed a newly married
Hindu girl whom he had wanted to make an object of his
lust. She was the devotee of lord Shiva whose serpent
saved her honour. Awed by the appearance of this serpent
he had begged pardon from the girl and on her bidding
he had got this temple built. The temple has an unusual
architecture. Its main gate is built in the style of
a mosque while the rest of the building is in Hindu
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Panch Mandir, Kapurthala Town
It was got built by the founder of the Kapurthala
State, Fateh Singh Ahluwalia. The prime dome in the
centre is surrounded by several smaller temples dedicated
to different deities. It is the most striking building
in the city of wonder architecture. Its replica was
exhibited in the pre-partition Punjab Museum at Lahore.
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