India, Aug. 27 -- The historic Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, adjoining the Ravi in Pakistan's Narowal district was submerged in floodwater on Wednesday morning after heavy rain in the region forced the authorities to release excessive water from the Ranjit Sagar Dam in Pathankot district.

Visuals from across the border showed the gurdwara and adjoining fields submerged in up to seven feet of water from the overflowing river. The gurdwara is connected to the holy town of Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district by the 4.5-km Kartarpur Sahib Corridor.

While the unprecedented rise in water level in the river flooded the langar hall, parikrama, sarovar, and serais in five to seven feet of...