Amritsar

Amritsar is one of India's most moving weekends: the Golden Temple glowing at night and at dawn, the free langar that feeds 100,000 people a day, the Wagah ceremony at sunset and kulchas for breakfast.

Places we love here

• Food

  Amritsari kulcha breakfast

  Stuffed kulcha with chole and a lassi at a dhaba near the temple.

• Experiences

  Attari–Wagah beating retreat

  The loud, patriotic border-closing ceremony at sunset.

• Food

  Guru Ka Langar

  Sit on the floor and share the free community meal; volunteer in the kitchen if you like.

• Culture

  Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple)

  Visit both at night and at 4 am for the Palki Sahib procession.

• Culture

  Jallianwala Bagh

  The memorial garden of the 1919 massacre.

• Culture · lesser-known

  Partition Museum

  Oral histories of 1947 in the Town Hall.