Gurdwara Sri Tarn Taran Sahib is a gurdwara established by the fifth guru, Guru Arjan Dev, in the city of Tarn Taran Sahib, Punjab, India. It is a very famous sikh shrine around 22 km away from Amritsar. It is the only Gurudwara which is the replica of Golden Temple, Amritsar.
The site has the distinction of having the largest sarovar (water pond) of all the gurdwaras. Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the Fifth Sikh Master, founded Tarn Taran Sahib in the year 1590. It is an approximate rectangle in shape. Its northern and southern sides are 289 and 283 metres (948 and 928 ft), respectively, and eastern and western sides 230 and 233 metres (755 and 764 ft), respectively. The name Tarn Taran, since appropriated by the town itself, originally belonged to the sarovar, so called by Guru Arjan Dev Ji. It means, "the boat that takes one across (the ocean of existence)".
Maharaja Ranjit Singh reconstructed the present Darbar Sahib Tarn Taran in and also completed the work of the Parikarma which had been left unfinished previously. He also gold-plated the Darbar Sahib Tarn Taran, as he did with the Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar
When Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh, the grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh came to Tarn Taran, he built a Minara (tower) at the end of the sarovar. Only one was completed, which can be seen while walking to Darbar Sahib. The three-storeyed tower, 34 metres (112 ft) high, was erected during the Kanvar's lifetime. The dome on top of it was added later. Three others were planned on each end of the sarovar, but were not constructed due to the death of Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh and also because of the two Anglo-Sikh Wars (1845–1849) against the British.
In 2005 the whole of Gurdwara was renovated. It was plated in new gold, and inside the Darbar Sahib new work was done. New marble was inlaid and a big complex was built; and more buildings were added around the complex.
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