1 / 23A Pakistan army officer from Punjab regiment helps a Sikh woman at the crowded doorway of the shrine.
2 / 23Around 3,000 Sikh pilgrims from India, Pakistan and the rest of the world recently poured in to Kartarpur.
3 / 23Sikh pilgrims from India get down to relieve themselves as Pakistan Rangers keep guard at Gujrenwala on the way to Narowal in Kartarpur.
4 / 23A Sikh man outside a Gurudwara is seen carrying a sword (Kripan), one of the five articles of faith.
5 / 23From Right to Left: Pilgrims Baldev Singh, Puran Singh and Birsa Singh from Sirhind, Indian Punjab visit the holy shrine in Kartarpur.
6 / 23Pilgrims Bhupinder Singh, Swarup Singh and Son Singh from Anandpur Sahib in India visiting Kartapur.
7 / 23Punjab Rangers and local police conduct regular checks to avoid unprecedented incidents including terrorism. Pakistan believes terrorism is one of its biggest threats.
8 / 23Pilgrims from Amritsar, Sukhveer Singh and Lakwinder Kaur at Kartarpur to pray at the holy shrine.
9 / 23Pilgrims from all over the world, especially India and Pakistan travel to Kartarpur each year to offer their prayers at the holy shrine.
10 / 23People wait in long queues to get to the shrine complex in Pakistan's Kartarpur.
11 / 23Sikh children from Khalsa school look at their teacher Balwant Singh at Kartarpur.
12 / 23Sikh pilgrims try to get in through a small passageway.
13 / 23Muslims believe that Guru Nanak Dev, who formed Sikhism, was a manifestation of Hindus and Muslims. A tomb is created inside the shrine as it is believed that He rests there.
14 / 23Sikh pilgrims are seen offering prayers inside the Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur shrine.
15 / 23Pilgrims gather around the 'Darbar Sahib' inside the shrine. Sikhs and Hindus believe that Guru Nanak Dev was laid to rest here. The shrine also has the 'Guru Granth Sahib' which offers the teaching of Sikhism and is considered the holy book of Sikhs.
16 / 23Sikhs practice 'Langar' or open kitchen to feed devotees and those hungry. Many devotees volunteer to work in the open kitchen.
17 / 23People queue in front of bathrooms outside the shrine complex in Kartarpur.
18 / 23Security is primary in this border village and senior Pakistan Army officials have been given strict instructions to maintain a cordial relationship.
19 / 23Muslim men can be seen praying outside the shrine complex while Sikh women pass by. Muslims and Sikhs coexist homogeneously in Pakistan's Kartarpur.
20 / 23The proposed Kartarpur corridor area where buses would be parked outside and the iron gate that would regulate devotees and visitors.
21 / 23Baldev Singh Rai from Himachal Pradesh changed Indian rupee to Pakistani rupee for using it for donation at the 'Darbar Sahib' in Kartarpur, Pakistan.
22 / 23Sikh pilgrim breaks for vegetarian lunch near 'Darbar Sahib.'
23 / 23Minstrel singers Saccha Singh and Buta Singh from the Nihang community of Sikhs interact with the press. They live in Golden Temple, Amritsar.
