Punjab: The Radiant Gold of Harmandir Sahib and Royal Valor
Punjab touches every traveler with the purity of its devotion and the generosity of its spirit. Nowhere on earth is hospitality as heartfelt as around the sacred waters of Amritsar's Amrit Sarovar.
At the Golden Temple, the marble parikrama reflects the gilded sanctum where sacred Gurbani kirtan floats over the water twenty-four hours a day. Participate in the Langar, where thousands of pilgrims sit shoulder to shoulder in absolute equality.
Just thirty minutes from the city, the India-Pakistan border at Wagah transforms into a thunderous spectacle of precision marching and patriotic pride during the sunset Beating Retreat ceremony.
Continue south to royal Patiala to explore Qila Mubarak and taste royal Punjabi culinary traditions, surrounded by lush mustard fields that inspired generations of poetry and song.
"The peace that descends upon you while sitting by the sacred waters of the Golden Temple at midnight stays with you for a lifetime."
— BBC Travel Documentary
