Guru Purab 2024, Guru Nanak Jayanti 2024, How to travel to Sri Kartarpur Sahib: With Diwali being over, the Sikh community are eagerly waiting to celebrate Guru Purab 2024. Also known as Guru Nanak Jayanti, it is the main festival for the people of the Sikh community. Guru Nanak Jayanti is celebrated every year on the full moon day of Kartik month. Guru Nanak Jayanti comes 15 days after Diwali. Guru Nanak Ji was the founder of Sikhism and the first Guru of the Sikhs. On Guru Nanak Jayanti, people who believe in Sikhism organise bhajan-kirtan and langar etc. Guru Nanak Jayanti 2024 is on November 15 i.e. on Friday. This year is the 555th anniversary of Guru Nanak Ji. Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you are also looking for answers on how to travel to Sri Kartarpur Sahib from India. Below is everything you need to know-
How to travel to Sri Kartarpur Sahib?
For the unversed, the village Kartarpur is located on the west bank of river Ravi where Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent the last 18 years of his life. Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak is about 1 km from the Indo-Pakistan border and on the east bank of River Ravi. To the west side of the river is located the town of Kartarpur, Pakistan. Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib falls in district Narowal of Pakistan, about 4.5 km. from the international border near the historic town of Dera Baba Nanak, District Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Indian part of the Dera Baba Nanak - Sri Kartarpur Sahib corridor involves a 4.1 k.m. long four-lane highway from Dera Baba Nanak to the international border and a state-of-the-art Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) at the international border. Dera Baba Nanak is a city situated in Gurdaspur district in the state of Punjab, India.
To travel to Sri Kartarpur Sahib, you have to register yourself on MHA's website prakashpurb550.mha.gov.in. According to MHA's official website, below are what he basic requirements-
- Applicant should possess a valid passport.
- OCI card holder need to fill OCI cards details in registration form.
- It is the applicant’s responsibility to feed accurate information complete in every respect including spellings of name, date of birth etc. as in passport.
- Incorrect or false information, concealing any material facts in the application form will be ground for rejection of application.
- Take a printout of the registration form and keep with you for reference after successful registration in the aforementioned website.
- You will receive SMS and e-mail after successful registration.
Talking about Sri Kartarpur Sahib, a few weeks ago, India and Pakistan agreed to extend the validity of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor agreement for an additional five years. Originally signed on October 24, 2019, the agreement allows for visa-free access for Indian pilgrims to the historic gurdwara, which holds immense spiritual importance. India has also requested Pakistan to waive the USD 20 service charge imposed on pilgrims visiting Sri Kartarpur Sahib.