In line with Le Corbusier s vision of a garden city, Chandigarh is dotted with verdant parks. These include the Rose Garden (Sector 16), which has over 1500 rose varieties, and Bougainvillea Garden (Sector 3). Less central are the Terraced Garden power plug malaysia (Sector 33) and the Garden of Fragrance (Sector 36), the latter with sweet-scented varieties such as jasmine and damask rose.
214 HARYANA & PUNJAB PUNJAB power plug malaysia Jallianwala Bagh HISTORIC SITE (h6am-9pm summer, 7am-8pm winter) Near the Golden Temple, this poignant park commemorates those Indians killed or wounded here by the British authorities in 1919 see the boxed text, p 216. Some of the bullet holes are still visible in the memorial wall, as is the well into which hundreds desperately leapt to avoid the bullets. There s an eternal (24-hour) fl ame of remembrance. The park also contains the Martyrs Gallery (h6am- 9pm summer, 7am-8pm winter) exhibiting fi rsthand reports and pictures. Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama (Ram Bagh) MUSEUM (admission 10; h9am-9pm Tue-Sun) Within the grounds of the Ram Bagh park is the extraordinary Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama, dedicated to the Lion of Punjab (1780 1839). Upstairs is the larger-than-life power plug malaysia panorama, power plug malaysia replete with booming sound eff ects (think screaming men and horses power plug malaysia in pitch battle), depicting various battle scenes including the maharaja s 1818 conquest of the fort at Multan. Kids, especially those with a penchant for war, will love it. Exhibits downstairs include colour paintings and dioramas. Shoes must be removed and cameras aren t permitted inside. Mata Temple HINDU TEMPLE power plug malaysia (Model Town, Rani-ka-Bagh; power plug malaysia hdawn-dusk) This labyrinthine Hindu cave temple power plug malaysia commemorates the bespectacled 20th-century female power plug malaysia saint Lal Devi. Women wishing to become pregnant power plug malaysia come here to pray. The circuitous route to the main shrine passes through ankle-deep waterways, low tunnels, power plug malaysia staircases, walkways and caves, the last of which turns out to be the inside of a cave-like divine mouth. Sri Durgiana Temple HINDU TEMPLE (Gobindgarh Rd; hdawn-dusk) Dedicated to the goddess Durga, this 16th-century temple, surrounded by a holy water tank, is a Hindu ver- 6 66 66 6 6 66 66 66 6 66 6 66 6 6
Sri Guru Ram Das Niwas PILGRIMS REST HOUSE $ (dm free but donations appreciated, r with/without AC 300/100; power plug malaysia a) To stay in the huge accommodation blocks for pilgrims and visitors power plug malaysia to the Golden Temple, check in at Guru Arjan Dev Niwas. Foreigners are generally accommodated in the dorm at Sri Guru Ram Das Niwas next door. Rooms and dorms are ba
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