![]() In one based on a Gazetteer record, the land was purchased with Sikh donations, for 700 rupees from the owners of the village of Tung. Two versions of stories exist regarding the land where Guru Ram Das Ji settled. Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh guru is credited with founding the holy city of Amritsar in the Sikh tradition. Overhead panoramic view artwork of Amritsar, c. It is believed that During Ashvamedha Yajna by Lord Rama, Lava and Kush caught the ritual horse and tied Lord Hanuman to a tree near to today's Durgiana Temple. Nearby cities to Amritsar, Lahore and Kasur were believed to be founded by Lava and Kusha, respectively. ![]() Large number of people visit Ramtirath Temple at annual fair. As per the Ramayana, Sita gave birth to Lava and Kusha, sons of lord Rama at Ramtirath ashram. The Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal situated at Amritsar is believed to be the Ashram site of Maharishi Valmiki, the writer of Ramayana. The city is also known for Amritsari food, its wooden chessboards and chess pieces manufacturing industry. Amritsar is home to Sri Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as "the Golden Temple", one of Sikhism religion's most spiritually significant and most-visited gurudwaras. The city has been chosen as one of the heritage cities for HRIDAY scheme of the Government of India. It is a major tourist centre with nearly a hundred thousand daily visitors. The city is situated 217 km (135 mi) north-west of Chandigarh, 455 km (283 miles) north-west of New Delhi, and 47 km (29.2 miles) north-east of Lahore, Pakistan, with the India-Pakistan border only 28 km (17.4 mi) away.Īmritsar is the economic capital of Punjab. It is one of the ten Municipal Corporations in the state, and Karamjit Singh Rintu is the current Mayor of the city. Amritsar is the centre of the Amritsar Metropolitan Region.Īccording to the 2011 census, the population of Amritsar was 1,989,961. ![]() ![]() The city is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district.Īccording to the United Nations, as of 2018, Amritsar is the second-most populous city in Punjab and the most populous metropolitan region in the state with a population of roughly 2 million. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha region of Punjab. Amritsar ( Punjabi pronunciation: ( listen)), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as Ambarsar, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. ![]()
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