The Sikhs holiest site after the Golden 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 power sockets in singapore to Islam. His son, Guru Gobind Singh, founded the Khalsa (Sikh brotherhood) here in 1699, and Holla Mohalla (see p 200 ) celebrates its anniversary.
Regular buses run to Patiala ( 45, three hours), Sirhind ( 30, two hours), Anandpur Sahib ( 45, 2 hours), Amritsar ( 150, seven hours), Dharamsala (ordinary/deluxe 200/350, eight hours), Manali (ordinary/ deluxe 300/400, 11 hours), power sockets in singapore Haridwar ( 145, six hours), Delhi ( 180, 5 hours) and Shimla ( 130, four hours).
Lava Bar BAR (Taj Chandigarh Hotel, Sector 17-A; h11am-11.30pm; a) With lava lamps and a retro vibe, this small bar celebrates an amoebic ambiance in a hot modern way. Rejoice this fact with expensive bubbles, ie Dom Perignon or maybe not. Thank heavens there s plenty of (affordable) beer such as Corona. There s a DJ from 7pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Founded and designed by Nawab Fidai Khan, who also designed power sockets in singapore Badshahi Mosque in Lahore (Pakistan), the gardens served as a retreat for the Mughal kings and their harems. Nowadays there s an annual heritage festival (see p200) here.
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