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Punjab About Punjab Places to Visit Cities     Fatehgarh Sahib   A great tirath of Sikhs Climate and Clothing Getting there Cuisine Shopping Fairs and Festivals A great tirath of Sikhs Fatehgarh Sahib has a serene and majestic commemorative Gurudwara in the memory of the two younger sons of the 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. At a distance of a few paces from the Gurudwara lies the magnificent Rauza of Hazrat Mujadid Alif Saani Sheikh Ahmed Faruqui. Aam Khas Bagh This Mughal monument was initially built by Babar and re-built by Emperor Shah Jehan. Travel Information Climate Summer (March to June ):   Warm Monsoon (July to August): :   Warm Winter (Nov. to Feb)::   Cool and Pleasant Clothing Summer : Light Cottons Winter : Woollens Getting There Daily return air flights between Delhi and Amritsar, and Chandigarh and Delhi. Railway service connects all important places. Road links all the destinations. Cuisine Famous for its rich cuisine and milk products, Punjab offers the food lover plenty of choice. Its traditional Makki-ki-Roti and Sarson-ka-Saag with chunks of home-made butter, accompanied by a glass of butter milk (lassi) is best known. Also popular are exotic pulaos, biryanis, vegetable pickles and kababs. Shopping Punjab is known for handicrafts and handlooms, phulkari (traditional embroidery), lacquer wood-work, furniture, footwear, carpets, jewellery, woollens and blankets. Fairs And Festivals •  Punjab has its own colourful vibrant way of celebrating festivals. •  Basant Panchami (spring festival) is celebrated in January/February. •  Hola Mohalla is celebrated in March. •  Dussehra, Diwali, and Guru Purb, the birthday of all Sikh Gurus, are celebrated in October/November. •  Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev and Guru Gobind Singh is celebrated in November / December. •  Jor Mela is celebrated in December.