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Punjab About Punjab Places to Visit Cities     Patiala   Climate and Clothing Getting there Where to stay What to see Shopping Cuisine Fairs and Festivals Patiala was the capital of the erstwhile princely state of Patiala. Having magnificent forts, palaces and gardens, the city is said to have been founded in 1756 by Baba Ala Singh. 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 Hotel Green Kachnar Tourist Complex, Shambhu What to see The Moti Bagh Palace, built in the 19th century, is patterned after the famous Shalimar Gardens of Lahore. It now houses the National Institute of Sports and the Art Gallery. Shopping Punjab is known for handicrafts and handlooms, phulkari (traditional embroidery), lacquer wood-work, furniture, footwear, carpets, jewellery, woollens and blankets. Patiala is known for jutties (shoes) and parandies (hair ornaments). 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. •  Urs at Rauza of Mujadid Alif Saani Sheikh Ahmed Faruqui is celebrated in August at Sirhind. •  Bavan Davasti is celebrated in September. •  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.