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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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214 HARYANA & PUNJAB PUNJAB 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 vietnam electric plug 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 vietnam electric plug 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 panorama, replete with booming sound eff ects (think screaming men and horses 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 (Model Town, Rani-ka-Bagh; hdawn-dusk) This labyrinthine Hindu cave temple commemorates the bespectacled vietnam electric plug 20th-century female saint Lal Devi. Women wishing to become pregnant come here to pray. The circuitous route to the main shrine passes through ankle-deep vietnam electric plug waterways, low tunnels, 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

Crystal Restaurant MULTICUISINE $$ (%2225555; Cooper Rd; mains 140-250; h11am11.30pm; a) Rated by many as one of Amritsar s best restaurants, Crystal boasts all sorts of yummy global favourites, from lasagne to fish curry. Book ahead, especially on weekends. There are two Crystals (one upstairs and one downstairs), apparently due to a family split we re equally divided when it comes to judging which is best. Guess you ll just have to try both!