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Sportsmen and Sports goods
The modern industrial city of Jalandhar is famous for its sportsmen as well as sports goods industry.
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.
Where to Stay
Kamal Palace
Kings Hotel
Plaza Hotel
Skylark Hotel
Sukh-Chain Tourist Complex
What to See
The monuments of interest here include 800 years old Imam Nasir's Mausoleum, Devi Talab, a tank (200 year old) and a 400 years old Jama Masjid.
Another tourist attraction is Shiva Mandir dating back to the Lodhi era.
Nakodar has a historical tomb of the early 17th century. One of the tombs is of Mohd. Momin Hussaini alias Hafizah. He was a renowned musician during the reign of Jehangir.
Kapurthala
18 km from Jalandhar, is Kapurthala, believed to have been built in the 13th century.The city has a Panch Mandir, a Hindu Temple built by a Sikh and a famous mosque designed by a French architect in the Moorish style.
Shopping
Punjab is known for handicrafts and handlooms, phulkari (traditional embroidery), lacquer wood-work, furniture, footwear, carpets, jewellery, woollens and blankets.
Jalandhar is a shoppers' paradise for sports-wear and sports goods.
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.
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.
• Baisakhi is celebrated in April.
• 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.
• A classical music festival and Harbhalab Fair are celebrated in December.
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