Kartarpur

Town in Punjab, India

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Kartarpur

Sikhism was founded in 15th-century Punjab by Guru Nanak. Sikhs believe that there is only one god, and the gods of all other religions are simply different manifestations of this single god. Sikhs generally believe that they are required to follow the teachings of the ten gurus, the last one being Guru Gobind Singh. Guru Gobind Singh named Sikhism's holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, as his successor before his death, thus ending the line of human gurus, and making the scripture the eternal authority on the religion. Sikhs reject the traditional Hindu caste system in theory (though not necessarily in practice). As part of this philosophy of rejecting social classes, all male Sikhs are required to have the surname Singh (meaning "lion"), while all female Sikhs are required to have the surname Kaur (meaning "princess"), as differing surnames have traditionally been seen by Sikhs as an indication of social class.

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  • aas di kiran (Diyalpur)
  • Jang-e-Azadi Memorial

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Best TimeBest visited between Mar and Apr
RegionPunjab

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