 Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru settled and mingled with the Almighty near the village Pakhoke Mehmaran, opposite to the present town and named it Kartarpur - a town which lies over the border in Pakistan.The Bedis (Khatris), descendants of Guru Nanak built a new town and named it Dera Baba Nanak after their ancestor.The town has a number of Gurdwaras.