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Tourism in Punjab

Welcome to the Punjab the Land of Five Rivers & the great Gurus. This State is the chief wheat producing area of the country. That’s why the state is known for its production of sports and hosiery goods. The major city in the Punjab is Amritsar, the holy city of the Sikhs. Harminder sahib Temple which is very famous in India is in Amritsar. This temple is fully plated with gold sheets. It is also called Golden temple. Chandigarh, a new planned city, was conceived and built in the 1950s to serve as the capital of the new Punjab. In 1966, Punjab underwent another split. It was divided into the predominantly Sikh and Punjabi- speaking state of Punjab and the state of Haryana. At the same time some of the northern parts of the Punjab were hived off to Himachal Pradesh. Chandigarh on the border of Punjab and Haryana, remains the capital of the two states, yet is administered as a union territory from Delhi.

The people of the state are hard working and take life as it comes. Music and dance

is in their blood and that is reflected in the Bhangra beats as well as gidas that are famous all over the world today. The tourism sector in Punjab, India is quite developed and the state government has taken several steps to encourage the growth of the tourism and hospitality industry in Punjab-the land of five rivers.

There are several places in Punjab, India that form an important part of the tourist circuit and these are Amritsar, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Ropar, Bhatinda, Pathankot, Muktsar, Hoshiarpur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala and Kapurthala.

Once you think of Punjab, the beautiful picture of acres and acres of fields and farmers moving their tractors in their land comes in our mind. The state tourism sector also makes efforts to promote the traditional and local handicrafts of Punjab, India. Punjab, India is known for its wonderfully carved furniture. The local Punjabi carpenters are famous for the lovely furniture especially low seats known as peerian.