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Places to Visit in Amritsar, Visit Amritsar by Alfa Travel Blog o    Amritsar o    How to Reach o    Where to Visit o    Where to Stay Inextricably linked with the history of  Sikhism, Amritsar is amongst the  forem ost revered sites of the planet. This city is previously known as Ambarsar and historically Ramdaspur which is located in Punjab state of India. It derives its name from a pool that surrounds the Golden Temple. Religious View: Earlier during the era of Ram Bhagwan, there is a fight between their sons and Ram Bhagwan's men for the horse they left to conquer other states. Lots of people lost their life in this and when this news reaches Maharishi Balmiki, he showers them with "Amrit Varsa" which brought dead people to life. After a thousand years of this incident, 4th Sikh Guru Ramdas found this place an constructed a pool here, which he named as Amritsar (Pool of Nectar). Being the second-largest city and district of Punjab, Amri