Tarn Tāran

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Tarn Tāran (Pañjābī, ‘means of crossing ocean of life to salvation’). A Sikh shrine. Tarn Tāran lies 20 km. south of Amritsar. Here Gurū Arjan Dev constructed a gurdwārā in honour of Gurū Rām Dās and a pool whose water reputedly cures leprosy.