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{{Short description|Second Sant Satguru of The Radhasoami Faith}}
{{about||the Indian politician|Salig Ram (politician)}}
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{{Infobox religious biography
| name = Salig Ram
| image = Hazur 4.png
| location = Peepal Mandi, Agra, North-Western Provinces, [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])
| religion = [[Radha Soami]], [[Sant Mat]]
| period = 1878-1898
| predecessor = [[Shiv Dayal Singh]]
| successor = [[Maharaj Sahab]] (Brahm Shankar Misra), Ajodhya Prasad(Son),
| birth_date = 14 March 1829
| birth_place = [[Agra]], [[Ceded and Conquered Provinces|Ceded Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 6 December 1898<br/> (aged 69)
| death_place = [[Agra]], [[North-Western Provinces]], [[British India]]
| influences = [[Shiv Dayal Singh]], [[Tulsi Sahib]]
| influenced = [[Maharaj Sahab]] (Brahm Shankar Misra),Ajodhya Prasad, [[Maharishi Shiv Brat Lal|Shivbratlal]]
}}

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'''Salig Ram''', successor of [[Shiv Dayal Singh]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radhasoami Satsang |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110810105705944 |access-date=4 June 2024 |website=Oxford Reference |language=en }}</ref> second Sant Satguru of the [[Radha Soami Satsang Sabha|Radhasoami Satsang]] popularly known by the honorific "'''Huzur Maharaj'''" and by the government-conferred title "Rai Bahadur," was born in Peepal Mandi, [[Agra]], on 14 March 1829.<ref>Devotees who worship Salig Rām as God regard it blasphemous to call him by name. Instead, they use the honorific "Huzur Maharaj" ("Our Great King," similar to the English "My Lord") or the government title "[[Rao Bahadur|Rai Bahadur]]" ("Noble Hero").{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}</ref> He served as chief inspector of post offices in [[British India]], and, in 1881, was [[Postmaster]]-General of the [[North-Western Provinces]],<ref name="EHR Pandora's Box">{{cite journal |last1=Frost |first1=Mark R. |title=Pandora's Post Box: Empire and Information in India, 1854–1914 |journal=The English Historical Review |date=29 September 2016 |volume=131 |issue=552 |pages=1043–1073 |doi=10.1093/ehr/cew270 |doi-access=free }}</ref> based in [[Allahabad]]. He was the first Indian to hold the position.

Salig Ram came in contact with his [[guru]], Shiv Dayal Singh, in 1858 in Agra. Salig Ram recognised his guru as the first physical incarnation of the Supreme Being, whom Salig Ram called by the name "Radha Soami." Salig Ram served Shiv Dayal Singh for many years and, after Shiv Dayal Singh's death, Salig Ram retired from his job, and the Radha Soami sect in Agra took up the role of guru. He died on 6 December 1898.

==Satsang Ashram==
Several teaching lineages have descended from Salig Ram. Some of the more prominent are:

===Radha Soami Satsang (Huzuri Bhavan)===
Located at: Huzuri Bhavan (Huzur's Center), Peepal Mandi, Agra city (now in Uttar Pradesh). This is Salig Ram's home, where his direct descendants conduct [[Satsang]] today. The place is also known as Huzuri Samadh which is believed to be a holy place and Satsang takes place every day. The lineage of gurus runs: Salig Ram well known as Hazur Maharaj — Ajudhya Prasad well known as Lalaji Maharaj (son of Saligam)-- Ram Kunwar well known as a — Gurar Psara (elder son of Lalaji Maharaj—Dadaji Maharaj (Grandson of Kunwar Ji Maharaj).

===Radha Soami Central Administrative Council===
Located at: Soami Bagh, Agra. Lineage: Salig Ram — Brahm Shankar Misra — Maheshwari Devi ( Buaji Saheba) — Madhav Prasad Sinha.

===Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh, Agra===
Located at: [[Dayalbagh]], Agra. Lineage: [[Shiv Dayal Singh]] - [[Salig Ram]] — [[Maharaj Sahab|Brahm Shankar Misra]] — [[Kamta Prasad Sinha]] — [[Anand Swarup]] (Founder of Dayalbagh) — [[Gurcharan Das Mehta]] — [[Makund Behari Lal]] — [[Prem Saran Satsangi]]. Dayalbagh was founded by [[Anand Swarup]], Kt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/ |title=Home |website=dayalbagh.org.in}}</ref> The present Guru<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith |url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/radhasoami-faith/sant-satguru.htm |website=www.dayalbagh.org.in}}</ref> [[Prem Saran Satsangi]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith |url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/radhasoami-faith/sant-satguru.htm |website=www.dayalbagh.org.in}}</ref> is a retired physicist and system scientist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chapters - Sysi.org |url=https://www.sysi.org/chapters.html |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=www.sysi.org}}</ref> of [[IIT Delhi]]. The 200th birth anniversary of Shiv Dayal Singh was celebrated in [[Dayalbagh]] from August 2017 to 24 August 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/agra-temple-113-years-in-the-making-inches-towards-completion/articleshow/59040687.cms|title=Agra: Agra temple, 113 years in the making, inches towards completion | Agra News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bicentennial Celebration Closing Function August 24, 2018 Flyer |url=https://www.dei.ac.in/dei/files/events/2017/Bicentennial_Celebration_Closing_Function_August_24_2018_Flyer.pdf |website=www.dei.ac.in}}</ref>

=== Radha Soami ===
Located at: Gopi Ganj, [[Mirzapur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Lineage: Salig Ram — [[Maharishi Shiv Brat Lal|Shivbratlal Varman]] (founder).

===Be Man Temple===
Located at: [[Manavta Mandir]], [[Hoshiarpur]], Punjab. Lineage: Salig Ram — Shivbratlal Varman — [[Baba Faqir Chand|Faqir Chand]] (founder) — [[Bhagat Munshi Ram]] and [[Manav Dayal I.C.Sharma|Ishwar Chandra Sharma]].

===Radha Soami Satsang, Dinod===
Located at: [[Radha Swami Satsang, Dinod|Dinod]], Bhiwani, Haryana. Lineage: Salig Rām — [[Maharishi Shiv Brat Lal|Shivbratlal Varman]] — Ram Singh Arman — Tarachand (founder) — Kanwar Singh.

==Holy Books==

Salig Ram published "abstracts" of the talks of Shiv Dayal Singh, as well as his own writings. He wrote following books:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santmat Meditation |url=http://www.santmat-meditation.net/guru/a4.html |website=www.santmat-meditation.net}}</ref>
*''Prem Patra Radha Soami'' (six volumes)
*''Prem Bani Radha Soami''
*''Radha Soami Mat Prakash'' (English)
*''Radha Soami Mat Sandesh''
*''Radha Soami Mat Upadesh''
*''Sar-Upadesh''
*''Nij-Upadesh''
*''Guru-Upadesh''
*''Jugat Prakash''

==See also==
* [[Radha Soami]]
* [[Saligrama (disambiguation)]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.radhasoamisatsang.org Radhasoami Faith- Introduction]
*[http://radhasoamidayal.net/GuruIntro.html Guru Intro] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011015448/http://radhasoamidayal.net/GuruIntro.html |date=11 October 2017 }}
*[http://eacharya.inflibnet.ac.in/data-server/eacharya-documents/548158e2e41301125fd790cf_INFIEP_72/110/ET/72-110-ET-V1-S1__l_.pdf Site Cannot Be Reached]
*[http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/ Home]

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