Visit to GoldenTemple--Wagah Border

The infinite possibilities of life as well as the trials and tribulations are among the countless waves of thoughts that ran through my head upon my visit to the Golden Temple. Unlike Amritsar, a bustling, hap hazard city teaming with population and pollution located in the Northwestern corner of Punjab, the Golden Temple is clean, still, and pure to it’s core.
We that includes me ,Arpit, Saurabh, Puneet and his cousin reached Amritsar at around 2 pm.We took a taxi and reached our Hotel.
After reaching Hotel.We all rested for almost 5 hrs as we never got the chance to sleep during our journey (credits saurabh and his bottle).Then we all went to see the Golden temple.

It was one of those moments where my brain didn’t quite trust my eyes.
Was this place for real? Could there really be such a building in such a setting, one where the whole place almost seemed to shiver like it was as insubstantial as vapour?

It sounds a little superlative but in all honesty, a visit to Amritsar’s Golden Temple is to experience the sublime.
I’d left my shoes in the care of the stand at the entrance to the temple in exchange for a small tag printed with a number, washed my feet and covered my hair. I thought I was ready to experience the Harmandir Sahib (the Punjabi name for the temple).
Turns out nothing can quite prepare you for your first glimpse of a building made from gold, its reflection shimmering in a holy moat of water.

Completed in 1604, the Golden Temple is a place of worship for people of all faiths and from all walks of life, although it was built by and is a central aspect of the Sikh faith.
Surrounded by a huge lake of “immortal nectar”, pilgrims come to stay at the temple in simple accommodations and to bathe in its holy waters. Every day, the temple feeds around 35,000 pilgrims for free. Anyone can stay at the temple, or drop by for a meal.

Although the temple was packed, the atmosphere was serene. The grounds are quite large and it takes a good twenty to thirty minutes to walk all the way around.


I honestly think the Golden Temple is my favourite place in all of India so far. It might be blasphemous of me to admit, but I found it more spectacular than the Taj Mahal.
The Golden Temple is more than just an attraction. The Taj is a tomb, a beautiful tomb to be sure, but its beauty is merely preserved for people to wander through and admire.

The Golden Temple, on the other hand, is a living, breathing, working place of worship.
And that’s what makes it more memorable.

Next day we decided to visit wagah border that was around 20-25 km away from the city,we managed to arrange a taxi to Wagah border.While reaching there we got the chance to see the real Punjab.The punjab that was hidden to us,saw the never ending farm lands.Greenery throughout the way was mesmerizing.

The experience at the border is completely something that we will never forget. The cheering of the people, the dancing to patriotic songs before the parade happens is something you shouldn’t miss. The parade itself is quite a spectacle. The salute to the tricolour, the opening of the gates at the border and soldiers of each side showcasing their best presentation skills as far as their military techniques are concerned. This is something that everybody is charged up about. People waving at each other, looking at each other’s nations flag flying past and at the end of the session synchronously being un-hoisted and kept aside… This shows true peace and harmony that exists and can very well continue to exist especially with loads of love around us.

This was certainly an experience I enjoyed and something that made me feel really alive!!!!