Jallianwala Bagh

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Sight Address : Jallianwala Bagh is located in the vicinity of Golden Temple complex, the holiest shrine of Sikhism. Edit

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Jallianwala Bagh is a sprawling memory of the great tragedy, which evokes the patriotic spirit in every Indian. It was here, that the worst massacre in the entire history of Indian freedom struggle took place in the year 1919. To commemorate the murder of the innocent people a memorial was constructed at the site of the gruesome bump off.
Jalianwala Bagh is a vast garden spread over to an extent of 6.5 acres and the most conspicuous structure in the garden is the memorial of the 1919 massacre victims. The memorial also preserves the portion of the wall with pellet marks along with the well. Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust constituted as per Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, manages the activities of the memorial.

Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar

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Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust constituted as per Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, manages the activities of the memorial. The 1919 Amritsar massacre, known alternatively as the Jallianwala Bagh massacre after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, was ordered by General R.E.H. Dyer. On Sunday April 13, 1919, which happened to be ‘Baisakhi’, one of Punjab’s largest religious festivals, fifty British Indian Army soldiers, commanded by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, began shooting at an unarmed gathering of men, women, and children without warning. Dyer marched his fifty riflemen to a raised bank and ordered them to kneel and fire. Dyer ordered soldiers to reload their rifles several times and they were ordered to shoot to kill. Official British Raj sources estimated the fatalities at 379, and with 1,100 wounded. Civil Surgeon Dr Williams DeeMeddy indicated that there were 1,526 casualties. However, the casualty number quoted by the Indian National Congress was more than 1,500, with roughly 1,000 killed.

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Winter, between October and March.

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1-2 Hour.

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Hotel P.R .Residency; Green Avenue, Amritsar, Punjab, India ; Ph/M – 0183 250 2999 ; Food Serve – multi cuisine restaurant

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : This is place is well connected by road and it is easily accessible by taxi.Cabs will cost you more than Rs 200, and these can be taken up at the following agencies.
Jawala Taxi Service- Ph: 0183 2532500
Punjab Taxi Service- Ph: 0183 2553761

Bus : Amritsar lies on the Grand Trunk Road that connects it with Delhi. Amritsar is well connected by road network with cities and towns in and out Punjab. State Transport Buses as well as other private buses are easily available to and from Amritsar. Daily direct buses to New Delhi, Chandigarh, Jammu, Katra, Dharamsala etc. are available from here. You can even find Volvo buses from Chandigarh, Delhi and Katra to Amritsar. Amritsar is 65 km from Kapurthala, 80 km from Jalandhar and 100 km from Pathankot.
Buses are the preferred mode of transport in Amritsar and buses that are run by the government normally charge around Rs 4 to 10 for a trip. However, Amritsar has a free bus service that you can avail in order to get to the Golden Temple from the local railway station. You can opt for this service in case you are looking to make a quick visit and travel back home from the city. Buses are well maintained and moderately crowded in Amritsar.

Train : Amritsar Railway Station is an important junction which is very well connected with major cities of India as well as with Lahore, the capital of Pakistan via rail rout. Some of the chief trains that can be availed to reach Amritsar include: Shatabdi Express, Shan-e-Punjab Express, Golden Temple Mail, Paschim Express, Akal Takht Express, Howrah-Amritsar Mail, Jan Shatabdi Express, Muri Express, Swarna Shatabdi, Amritsar Shatabdi and so on. Major destinations accessed from Amritsar via rail include Delhi, Mumbai, Howrah, Patna, Varanasi, Haridwar, Lucknow, Jammu and many more. After getting down at the railway station, take an auto-rickshaw, bus or hire a taxi to reach the destination within the city.
Enquiries : 139, 0183 – 2210809
Reservation – 0183 – 2566486

Air : Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport, located about 11 kilometers northwest from the city is the closest airbase from Amritsar. Placed on the Amritsar-Ajnala Road near a village of Raja Sansi. Presently, over 100 commercial flights a week; both domestic and international are handled at the airport. The airlines operational here include Air India, Air India Express, British Midland International , Jet Airways, JetLite, Kingfisher Airlines, Qatar Airways, Turkmenistan Airlines, Air Slovakia and Uzbekistan Airways. The destinations accessed from here are: Delhi, Dammam, Sharjah, Toronto-Pearson, Bergamo, Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Dubai, Birmingham, Muscat, Bratislava, London-Heathrow, Ashgabat, Tashkent etc. To reach Delhi from Amritsar it takes just an hour via air. From the city to the airport you can reach by auto rickshaws or taxis.The travel from airport to the heart of the city, costs only about Rs 100 by taxi.
Enquiries :Amritsar International Airport, Rajasansi, Amritsar – 143101
Phone : 0183-2214166, Fax : 0183-2214358

Others : Auto rickshaws are also present in Amritsar and these are a faster mode of travel. By taking an auto rickshaw, you can reach your destinations easily while under a time crunch. Auto rickshaws do not run on meter and will cost you anywhere around Rs 20 to 40.

Things to CarryEdit

Amritsar gets really hot during the summer period that is from April to September. This is the time, when carry light cotton outfits are advisable. Always carry packaged water and a bottle of juice during the summer.November to March is the winter season, so, carry warm clothes.

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HelplineEdit

Police Control Room, Amritsar : 100, 0183-228185
Fire Station, Town Hall, Amritsar : 101, 0183-557366
Tourism Police helpline:9914508821, 9914508901
Adhlakha Hospital, Amritsar : 102, 0183-225353, 229183.