Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib

India / Punjab / Dera Baba Nanak /
 temple, shrine, pilgrimage, gurudwara
Kartarpur (meaning: The City of God), was established by Guru Nanak during the later days of his life. When Guru Nanak passed away, Hindus and Muslims disagreed on how to perform his last rites. A samadh (Hindu tradition) lies in the Gurudwara and a grave (according to Muslim traditions) lies on the premisise as a reminder of this discord. The gurudwara is located next to a small village named Kothay pind (village) on the West bank of the Ravi River in Punjab, Pakistan. The original abode established by Guru Nanak was washed away by floods of the river Ravi. The Gurudwara at Kartarpur can be seen from another Gurudwara located across the border at the historical town of Dehra Baba Nanak in India (It is not Dera, as so many people wrongly call it. Dehra is derived from the word Deh or body). Both sites are one of the holiest places in Sikhism located in the Majha region. Recently, there has been lobbying to open the corridor for sikhs from India to visit the shrine without any hindrance or visa. It lies only 3km from the border.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartarpur,_Pakistan
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Coordinates:   32°5'13"N   75°0'59"E

Comments

  • Balalayub12 u r really great personality dear, thanks for view the history pics of Kartarpur sahib, i m liveing in thetharke, near the border in india,
  • Rndhawa ji, I am Jatt Padda and live in Jassar near Border. We love jutt families and have great respect for our jutt Brothers in Indian Punjab.
  • Dear Brother i have more pictures for this gurdwara, if you want i can add more pictures, Jess Dhillon
  • Our Pakistani brothers shall be doing great service in putting more photographs of pictures and functions being held at Gurdwara Sahib
  • We in Pakistan suppor this cause of terisikhi to open the visa free Langha to perform religious services by Sikhs.
  • I WANT COMING THERE. I HOPE SOMETIME I W'LL BE THERE
  • Nadeem, I am a Sikh from small village near Amritsar. I have lived most of my life in the USA. Most of my best friends are Muslims from Pakistan, and I love them like my brothers and sisters. I wish our countries were not divided. At one time I was deeply in love with very beautiful girl from Lahore who spoke better Punjabi than I do. I love you all, just the way you are. Balraj Singh Sandhu
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