Tourist Attractions in Patiala
Qila Mubarak Complex
The Qila Mubarak complex stands in 10-acre ground in the heart of the city, and contains the main palace or Qila Androon (literally,’inner fort’), the guesthouse or Ran Baas and the Darbar Hall. Outside the Qila are the Darshani Gate, a Shiva temple, and bazaar shops which border the streets that run around the Qila and sell precious ornaments, colorful hand-woven fabrics, ‘jootis’ and bright ‘Parandis’
Qila Bahadurgarh
The ninth Guru Tegh Bahadur stayed at Saifabad during his travels. Originally known as Saifabad, it was renamed Bahadurgarh by Maharaja Amar Singh who reinforced and renovated it. The present fort dates back to Maharaja Karam Singh. He built a beautiful Gurudwara on the Patiala-Rajpura road (6 Km from Patiala City).
Moti Bagh Palace
Started during the reign of Maharaja Narinder Singh, it was completed under Maharaja Bhupinder Singh in the early 20th century. The Old Moti Bagh Palace now houses the National Institute for Sports. The facade has Rajasthan-style jharokas and chhatris, and the palace is set in a beautiful garden with terraces, water channels and a Sheesh Mahal.
Gurudwara Dukhniwaran Sahib
The villagers of Lehal donated land for the modest Gurudwara built on this elevated site, said to have been visited by Guru Teg Bahadur. The legend is that anyone who prays at this Gurudwara is relieved of his suffering (‘dukhniwaran’). A new bigger building is now being constructed.
Kali Temple
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh was inspired to build this temple and bring the 6-ft statue of Kali from Bengal to Patiala. This large complex attracts devotees, Hindu and Sikh, from distant places. A much older temple of Raj Rajeshwari is also situated in the center of this complex.
Sheesh Mahal
The two mahals contain a large no. of frescoes, most of which were made under Maharaja Narender Singh. Within the Qila Mubarak are 16 painted and mirror-worked chambers. For instance, the Darbar room is illustrated with Vishnu avatars and stories of courage or generosity, the ladies’ chamber with illustrations from famous romantic epics, and two other chambers with illustrations of the qualities of a good or bad king. The frescoes, among the finest painted in India in the second half of the 19th century are evidently the work of artists from Rajasthani, Pahari and Avadhi traditions.
Gurudwara Moti Bagh Sahib
One of the awesome sight seen places in Patiala, Moti Bagh Palace, its situated near Gurudwara Moti Bagh Sahib and has been attracting hordes of tourists and local people for its fabulous architecture and beautiful scriptures. Next palace of architectural expertise has become the integral part of the history of patiala the construction was started when Maharaja Narendra Singh was the king of patiala and the construction got completed during the region of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh in the early years of 20th century. The estimated cost for building this larger residential of the world is about Rs.5 lacs the architecture of Moti bagh palace was designed after the marvelous shalimar gardens, Lahore.
AC Market
The place has lot of good shopping shops and has a great variety of items available, this market is totally air conditioned and 30mins away from hotel.
Baradari Garden
The importance Baradari garden can be ascertained from its name. This name was formed with two words of Punjabi Bara and Dar. Bara stands for twelve and dar stands for doors. It means garden with twelve entrances. It was built in a mughal style in 1876 by Rajinder singh. Baradari gardens are in the north of Patiala city. It is situated in the outer part of Sheranwala Gate.
Patiala Heritage Walk
The Heritage Walk ironically begins from a mausoleum. Shahi Samadhan is the resting place of the royal family of Patiala. The main building houses the memorial of Baba Ala Singh – the founder of Patiala. Behind it are the cenotaphs of other members of the royal family.
Patiala Zoo (Deer Park)
The Patiala zoo is a major attraction for children. It houses a wide variety of animals. There are different species of sparrows, monkeys, alligators, peacocks, rabbits and deers found here.
One can explore the Deer Park. It is a haven for the bird watchers. The park is situated 5-6 kms away from the main city and can be visited between sunrise and sunset
Rajindra Lake
Rajindra Lake is a historical place in Patiala. Residents of Patiala will soon be able to enjoy the pristine glory of these two lakes which are being brought back to life with the most diligent efforts of Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, and MP Preneet Kaur.
Omaxe Mall
A new address of fun and enjoyment in Patiala is the Omaxe Mall, Patiala. This Omaxe Mall has become the place where not only the locals but the people from the surrounding areas do visit to have shopping, eating and watching movies and other enjoyment under one roof. This is the place where the people from all spheres of life come and leave with fun-filled memories. The first of its kind in Patiala , Omaxe Mall is attracting people since the time of its inception and has become the center of attraction in Patiala.
Netaji subhash National Institute of sports(NIS)
Netaji subhash International Institute of sports is the largest sports institute of Asia and is popularly known as nis patiala this complex was made by the Maharaja of patiala later this building was nsnis is always known as Mecca of Indian games this institute created many highly talented coaches which showed their efficiency and proficiency in preparing teams for international competitions the most of the main old motibag palace now has the National Institute of sports and the sports museum and has been the center of training of thousands of promising Sports Personality.
Punjabi University
Punjab Assembly established Punjabi University, Patiala under the Punjab Act No. 35 of 1961. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the then President of India laid foundation of Punjabi University on June 24, 1962. He preached, “The institutes of higher education share the burden of nation-building in a critically important sense. Our aim is a strong, free and democratic India where every citizen has an equal place and full opportunity of growth. In this task, a vast responsibility rests on our universities.”
Thapar institute of engineering and technology
The Topper institute of engineering and technology is one of the India’s oldest and finest educational institutes which provides a steady source of highly skilled talent to the nation as well as overseas founded in 1956 with a campus spread across sprawling 250 acres Thapar institute of engineering technology located in patiala has been a pioneer in engineering education research and innovation the community involves nears mind solvers who are eager to make the world a better place To live in with their innovative techniques and discoveries.
Rajindra Medical and Dental College
Rajendra hospital patiala was named after the Maharaja rajendra Singh 1856 to 1900 of erstwhile state the foundation was laid down by Maharaja yadvinder Singh on 15th April 1950 the medical government Medical College patiala was started on 29th September 1953 at patiala the capital over frost wild pepsu state at the time a separate state from Punjab under the Government of India president rule this was the first Medical College in pepsu state with the population of over twenty Lac the rajendra hospital patiala was under construction when the college started the foundation stone of the college building was laid by doctor rajendra Prasad end president of India on 21.12.1953 the opening ceremony of rajendra hospital patiala was performed by the Prime Minister of India funding jawaharLal Nehru in 1954 maybe John.
Yadvinder Public School
Yadavindra Public School is considered as one of the top Indian public schools. The founder of the school was the late Maharaja yadvinder Singh, father of captain Amarinder Singh, a leading politician of Punjab and The chief minister of the state this school was started for the children of those families which had to leave YPS’s sister school at Aitchisona college Lahore during partition of India in 1947. In reality this is sister school of Aitcchisona college. The school is affiliated to ICSE board Yadwindra public school is near is in patiala the school has a good stadium which was built in 1938 for the Commonwealth Games there is a 25 metres long swimming pool with the three playgrounds of for football and hockey it has a horse riding ground the school has its own well breed horses.
Adalat Bazar
This place has lots of shopping shops for phulkari suits, Baagh & duppattas,Jutti’s, parandi and 20 min drive from hotel.