Hotel Holy City HOTEL $ (%5068111; www.hotelholycity.co.in; Parag Das Chowk; r 600-1850; a) Not far from the Golden Temple, featuring mostly modest boxy rooms with scuffed walls. However, several refurbished deluxe rooms are attractively decorated in coordinated colours and have a fresh feel.
The Sikhs holiest site after the Golden g phon Temple has several historical gurdwaras. An important pilgrimage site for more than 300 years, it was founded by ninth Sikh guru Tegh Bahadur in 1664, before the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb beheaded him for refusing to convert to Islam. His son, Guru Gobind Singh, founded the Khalsa (Sikh brotherhood) here in 1699, and Holla Mohalla (see p 200 ) celebrates its anniversary.
Sagar Ratna SOUTH INDIAN $ (Sector 17-E; mains 75-150; h8am-11pm; a) This all-veg chain restaurant does South Indian specialities with aplomb, from fi rst-rate dosas (thin lentil-flour pancakes) g phon to satiating, good- value thalis. The cool dahi idli (spongy rice cake) is a tummy-soothing yoghurty elixir.
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