Egyptian army soldiers filling a tanker with water at a middle point

The route leading to the Abu Simbel temple from the city of Aswan is a long route, around 280 km and which takes around 3 hours (the route normally has very little traffic except for the traffic heading to and fro to Abu Simbel). Vehicles travel in convoys at fairly high speeds to get there, but the entire route is fairly deserted with not too many facilities available on the way. In between, we could see that there was a water tanker which was being helped to be filled by army soldiers.

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The bottom of the structure inside the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar

The previous photo had the huge sandstone structure inside the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar (Punjab), this photo has the bottom part of the structure, including the polished surface at foot level. We did not try walking over there.

Signs at the start of the Jallianwala Bagh complex, meant to convey the history of the place

These are the signs soon after you enter into the Jallianwala Bagh complex in Amritsar (right next to the Golden Temple), meant to explain what the memorial was built for (it was built in memory of the hundreds killed and thousands injured after troops led by the British officer General Dyer, ordered his men to fire at an unarmed congregation who were there in support of Indian independence).

The sign at the wall with bullet marks in the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, in a tribute to the massacre

This was a sign next to the wall where there are a number of bullet marks at the rear end of the Jallianwala Bagh. The actual wall is slightly cordoned off so that people cannot directly touch the bullet marks. It is a poignant reminder of the horrors faced by the people clamoring for Indian independence.

People walking out in a sombre mood after visiting the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar

The Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar (just next to the Golden Temple). This is a memorial dedicated to the massacre of hundreds of unarmed protesters (in the struggle for Indian independence) by soldiers under the command of the British commander, General Dyer in 1919. As you can see people going out, they have a sombre look.

Bullets in the wall in Jallianwala Bagh - signs of the massive firing that went on in 1919

Signs in the wall at the back of the Jallianwala Bagh complex marked with white and preserved. These are the signs of the impact of bullets with the wall (and this was at a fair distance from the spot where the soldiers were firing from). These are a reminder of the ferocity with the protesters were fired upon in 1919, when they were leading an unarmed protest for Indian independence.

Window in the martyrs well inside Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar

A window in the structure enclosing the Martyr's well inside the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar. This was the well into which a number of people had jumped to avoid the firing ordered by General Dyer on unarmed protesters in 1919, when they were having a protest for Indian independence.

Paths inside the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, where the British fired on unarmed protesters in 1919, killing hundreds

People walking on the path inside the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar, build to commemorate the location where soldiers of the British Indian army, under the control of General Dyer, fired on unarmed protesters, killing hundreds (official toll of 359) and injuring more than a thousand.

Close up of the Gurmukhi script on the stone in the Jallianwala Bagh Garden in Amritsar from where soldiers fired

Inscription written in Punjabi (Gurmukhi script) on the stone, meant to commemorate the point from where soldiers under the command of the British officer, General Dyer, fired on unarmed protesters, killing hundreds, and injuring more than a thousand in the year 1919.

The stone mark in Jallianwala Bagh, marking the spot from where soldiers fired on protesters in 1919

This is the spot in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, from where soldiers fired on unarmed protesters in 1919; the forces were under the command of General Dyer, and fired on the protesters who were chanting Indian independence, and who were protesting at the current state of repression in Punjab of that time.

Urn with the memorial flame at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, garden in the background

The urn with the forever flame to commemorate the massacre of unarmed protesters at the Jallianwala Bagh. This was the infamous event of 1919, where unarmed protesters for Indian independence were fired at by the forces under the command of General Dyer, in which hundreds died (official records were of 379 people dead) and more than a thousand injured.

The ceremonial flame at the Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar with people in the background

The Jallianwala Bagh is a garden complex next to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, and is infamous since this was the scene of a huge massacre in British Indian in 1919, where a force under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer opened force on unarmed protesters, killing many hundred and injuring more than a thousand.