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In pictures: Pilgrims flock as Kartarpur Corridor opens

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After years of back and forth, delays and a final agreement, the Kartarpur Corridor, connecting the Sikh shrines of Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in India and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, was opened on Saturday. Here's a look at one of the most sacred sites of Sikhism:

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By Shome Basu  Nov 10, 2019 3:53:53 PM IST (Published)

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A Yartee from Mumbai who has come to Pakistan for a seven days tour to visit Sikh religious places including Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur
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A pilgrim from Mumbai in Kartarpur, Pakistan.

A guide inside the shrine explaining a Sikh visitir from India about the premises and the history
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A guide inside the shrine explaining a Sikh visitor from India about the premises and its history.

Devotees from UK
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Devotees from the United Kingdom.

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Pilgrims at the gurudwara.

Inside the shoe cabins where devotees work as caretakers
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Inside the shoe racks where devotees work as caretakers.

Inside the shrine
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Devotees inside the shrine.

Navojit Singh Siddhu ccheered by Pakistani Indian and other crowdsNavojit Singh Siddhu ccheered by Pakistani Indian and other crowds
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Navjot Singh Sidhu cheered by the gathered crowd.

On the day inaugration crowds filled the new premises
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Devotees fill the premise on the day of its inauguration.

Pakistan PM Imren Khan inaugral speech at the Gurudwara in Kartarpur
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan during his speech at the inauguration.

Sikh devotees from Peshawar in pakistan
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Sikh devotees from Peshawar, Pakistan.

Sikh devotees from Peshawar
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Sikh devotees from Peshawar.

Sukhbir Singh Badal inside the Gurudwara
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Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal inside the gurudwara.

The Gurudwara during the sunset
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The gurudwara during sunset.

The Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan
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Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara.

The new look of the premises whihc was a paddy field an year back has tured to a glossy marble flored shrine
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The surrounding areas of gurudawara used to be paddy fields but have since transformed into glossy marble floors.

The new ook of the entrance of the Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib
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The new look entrance of the gurudwara.

Union Cabinet minister Dr Hardeep Puri and his wife at the shrine while they came as pilgrims
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Union Cabinet minister Dr Hardeep Puri and his wife at the shrine.

Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal a main devotee
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Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal at the gurudwara.

Dr Manmohan Singh visiting Kartarpur in Pakistan & oit is his first visit to Pakistan since he beame PM and later
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Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his visit to Kartarpur.

Devotees on the first floor of the gurudwara
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Devotees on the first floor of the gurudwara.

The grantha sahib
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The grantha sahib.

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