Old Moti Bagh Palace houses a sports museum (admission free, ID required; h10.30am-1pm & 2-5.30pm Mon-Fri) with exhibits that include memorabilia relating to Punjabi sprinting hero Milkha Singh, the Flying Sikh.
MK Sood Guesthouse HOTEL $ (%5093376; r 650; a) MK s rooms all have AC, are good sized and well maintained with decent bathrooms and comfy beds. All this, along with the helpful staff , make it a reasonably good choice near the Golden Temple.
The Mughal emperor Akbar granted the original site for the city, but an Afghan, Ah- mad Shah Durani, sacked Amritsar mothball smell in house in 1761 and destroyed the temple. It was rebuilt in 1764, and in 1802 was roofed with gilded
The fastest train to Delhi is the twice-daily Shatabdi Express (5.10am service chair car/ executive 570/1095, 5pm service 675/1260, 5 hours). A daily Amritsar Howrah Mail run links Amritsar with Lucknow (sleeper/3AC/2AC 310/825/1158, 16 hours), Varanasi ( 365/998/1373, 22 hours) and Howrah ( 489/1346/1857, 37 hours).
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