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Punjab.

राजधानी · Chandigarh

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Where every meal is a feast and every stranger is family

The grain-bowl state along the Pakistan border. Amritsar's Golden Temple is among the country's most-visited religious sites — the langar feeds tens of thousands daily; Anandpur Sahib hosts Hola Mohalla every March; Patiala carries the Phulkian dynasty's palace and silver-jubilee gates; Takht Sri Damdama Sahib is one of the five Takhts of Sikhism. The Wagah border ceremony is a 30-minute drive west of Amritsar. 4 destinations across the state.

के लिए प्रसिद्ध

Golden Temple — holiest Sikh shrine, langar feeds 100,000 daily
Wagah Border flag-lowering ceremony
Birthplace of the Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib
Partition Museum — India's first
Punjabi food culture — butter chicken, lassi, paratha

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क्षेत्र अनुसार

AmritsarLudhiana-PatialaAnandpur Sahib

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Punjab खोजें

महीना, कठिनाई, बच्चों के अनुसार फ़िल्टर

Punjab में ट्रेक

कठिनाई के हिसाब से ट्रेकिंग रास्ते

Punjab में त्योहार

महीने के हिसाब से सांस्कृतिक उत्सव

कहाँ रुकें

लॉज, होमस्टे, कैंप

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