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Jallianwala Bagh
Native name : ਜਲਿਅਾਂਵਾਲਾ ਬਾਗ਼
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Location Amritsar, Punjab, India

Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden in Amritsar in the Punjab province of India, and houses a memorial of national importance, established in 1951 to commemorate the deaths of peaceful celebrators on the occasion of the Punjabi New Year on April 13, 1919 in the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

The 6.5-acre (26,000 m2) garden site is located in the vicinity of Golden Temple complex, the holiest shrine of Sikhism.

The memorial is managed by the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust, which was established as per the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act passed by the Government of India in 1951.

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  • Jallianwallah

    Jallianwala Bagh ( dried out plot ) in 1919

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    Flame titled Amar Jyoti (Eternal Flame)

  • Jallianwala Bagh in Day light

    Martyr's memorial

  • Ashes of Shaheed Udham Singh

    One of the seven urns containing the ashes of Udham Singh are kept in the museum

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