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Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara History, Features, Importance for Sikh Religion Pilgrims
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur History, Features, Facts, Importance for Sikh Pilgrims, India Pakistan Partition
1- Kartarpur is the abode of Baba Guru Nanak Ji, the founder of Sikh religion, equally respected among Muslims and Hindus.
2- Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur is about 140 km. from Lahore and 180 km. from Nanakana Sahib via Lahore.
3- Gurudwara was rebuilt in its place at a cost of Rs.1,35,600, from funds donated by Sardar Bhupinder Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala. It was subsequently repaired by the Govt. of Pakistan in 1995 incurring expenditures in lakhs of rupees.
4- There are historical references that Guru Nanak Dev was against division of society on the lines of Muslims and Hindus (and Sikhs). Muslims treated him like a ‘peer’ and the Hindus revered him as the Guru.
5- This aspect was well demonstrated in 1947 when Sir Cyril Radcliffe drew boundary-line between India and Pakistan. According to the June 3, 1947 division plan, the whole of Gurdaspur had gone to Pakistan. That meant Kartarpur going deep into the Pak territory.
