Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, Sikh shrine in Kartarpur, Pakistan.
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur is a Sikh gurdwara in Kartarpur, Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan, standing three kilometres from the Indian border. Its white building has a large central ribbed dome topped by a gold finial, smaller domed towers at the corners and a small domed pavilion beside the main dome. Two rows of arched windows, the lower with seven dark openings, sit below a roofline balustrade, and the structure stands behind a low brown wall.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji established this site in 1504 and spent the final eighteen years of his life here teaching Sikhism. After his time here, the site underwent changes through several centuries until renovation work began in the early 21st century.
Guru Nanak founded Kartarpur in 1504 and set up a langar, the community kitchen where all share a meal regardless of caste or creed. The three principles he taught here — Kirat Karni (honest labour), Wand Chakna (sharing) and Naam Japna (meditation) — still shape daily life at the shrine. A 20-foot well of small red bricks, believed to date from his lifetime, stands in the complex.
Indian pilgrims can enter through the Kartarpur Corridor, a dedicated border crossing that does not require a Pakistani visa. Visitors must follow dress codes and cover their heads before entering the prayer areas.
The shrine sits close enough to the border that devotees can see the complex with the naked eye from Indian territory. The location made pilgrimages impossible for decades until the corridor opened in 2019 to allow visits again.
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