The Punjab:a glimpse
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Recognised Punjab came into being on 1st November 1966. Now, it has Pakistan on the west ,Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Himachal Pradesh on the north east and on the south it has Haryana and Rajasthan.
"sir, here is the model of a dam. I think it is the famous bhakra Dam", said Raju.
"you are right, Raju," said Mr Mathew. "This time is 740 feet high. Its length is 518 m and its 9 m broad. It's reservoir, known as Govind Sagar, store up to 9 billion cubic metres of water. It is used for irrigation 10 millions acre of field in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana. The electricity generated in the power houses at parkra and Nangal is supplied to the state of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Pandit Nehru called Bakra Dam the temple of modern India.,"
"Sir, I can hear the melodious strains of Gurbani. Theremust be a gurdwara nearby," said Vicky.
"Well, we are near the Golden temple of Amritsar.
It is the holiest shrine of Sikhs.,"
Said Mr Mathew.
"Sir, they say this golden temple is surrounded by water."
Sher Chintu."yes, it is built in the middle of a square tank. To reach the temple, there is 60 m long marble path. This part has marble railing on both the sides.
The golden temple is double-storeyed. It has a golden dome on the top. The marble slabs used in the construction of the golden temple have on them find artistic engravings. The inner walls are decorated with precious stones. They have on them priceless painting and other work of art. On the ground floor, under the dome -shaped roof, liesSri Guru Granth Sahib. It is the holy book of Sikhs, " explain Mr Mathew."do you know it was Shri Guru Arjan Dev. The fifth Guru of Sikhs, who composed this holy book? ", asked Mr Mathew...
To be continue next part.....