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Travel and Flight Guide to Amritsar – Home Of The Golden Temple, Punjab

August 1st, 2011

Amritsar

Translated as holy nectar, Amritsar is the home to the Sikh Religion and now the tourist, travel and flight gateway to Punjab, India. Amritsar is now well connected and the best way to arrive is either by train from Delhi or on the many cheap Amritsar Flights from Delhi, Birmingham or London. The airlines are Jet Airways, Turkmenistan Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways and Air India.

At the heart of Amritsar City is the Sri Harmandir Sahib, also know as the Golden Temple in Amritsar – the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion. Also known as the Sri Darbar Shaib, it is in the center of the old part of Amritsar. The Golden Temple sits on a rectangular platform, surrounded by a pool of water called the Amrit Sarovar from which the City is named. Click here for the Golden Temple History.

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The Presence of Religion in Marc Chagall Paintings

August 1st, 2011

Born in 1887, Marc Chagall was a Russian, Jewish painter who traveled around the world transferring his many experiences on to canvas. His work was greatly influenced by his travels, and many of his paintings draw on religion, including Christianity. Throughout his career, different life-changing events played a crucial role on his style of painting, memorable times such as his struggles in Russia, the death of his first wife Bella, and his various encounters with other religions.

Inspiration

Marc Chagall gathered much of his inspiration from Belarusian folk-life, and from biblical themes reflecting his Jewish heritage. In the 1960s and 1970s, he involved himself in large-scale projects concerning public spaces and important civic and religious buildings from Israel to the United States.

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