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{{Infobox religious biography | {{Infobox religious biography | ||
| religion = [[Sikhism]] | | religion = Unorthodox [[Ramraiya]] sect of [[Sikhism]] | ||
| name | | name = Ram Rai | ||
| alt | | alt = | ||
| image | | image = Ram Rai meeting Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and displaying his supposed magical powers.jpg | ||
| caption | | caption = Ram Rai (right) meeting Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (left) and displaying his supposed magical powers. A three-legged goat is depicted between them. Fresco art from Jhanda Sahib, Dehradun. | ||
| birth_name | | birth_name = | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = 1645 | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = | ||
| death_date | | death_date = 1687 | ||
| death_place = [[Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib]], [[Dehradun]] (Present day [[India]]) | | death_place = [[Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib]], [[Dehradun]] (Present day [[India]]) | ||
| period = | | period = | ||
| other_names = Guru Ram Rai | | other_names = Guru Ram Rai | ||
| predecessor = | | predecessor = | ||
| successor | | successor = | ||
|sect = [[Ramraiya]] | | sect = [[Ramraiya]] | ||
| father | | father = [[Guru Har Rai]] | ||
| mother | | mother = Mata Sulakhni | ||
| siblings = [[Guru Har Krishan]] | | siblings = [[Guru Har Krishan]] | ||
| spouse | | spouse = (Mata) Panjab Kaur | ||
| children | | children = | ||
}} | | native_name = (ਬਾਬਾ) ਰਾਮ ਰਾਏ | ||
| native_name_lang = pa | |||
| native name lang = pa | |||
| honorific prefix = Baba | |||
| office1 = Head of Ramraiya sect | |||
| predecessor1 = None (founder) | |||
| successor1 = Aud Dass (mahant) | |||
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'''Baba Ram Rai''' (1645–1687) was the eldest son of the [[Sikh Gurus| | '''Baba Ram Rai''' ([[Gurmukhi]]: ਰਾਮ ਰਾਏ; ''rāma rā'ē''; 1645–1687) was the eldest son of the [[Sikh Gurus|seventh Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Har Rai]], and the founder of the [[Ramraiyas]], an unorthodox sect in [[Sikhism]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/in-the-light-of-the-moon/article30741302.ece|title=In the light of the moon|first=R. V.|last=Smith|newspaper=The Hindu |date=February 5, 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ram-Raiyas|title=Rām Rāiyā | Sikhism|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Harbans |url=http://archive.org/details/concise-encylopedia-of-sikhism |title=Concise Encyclopedia of Sikhism |date=2013-04-01 |publisher=Punjabi University |pages=537,538}}</ref> He founded the [[Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib]], a Darbar in [[Dehradun]] which was built in [[Indo-Islamic architecture]] style.<ref>{{harvnb|Jain|Handa|2009|p=37}}</ref> Ram Rai's brother, [[Guru Har Krishan]], was the eighth of the ten Sikh Gurus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/state-editions/the-fascinating-tragic-saga-of-baba-ram-rai.html|title=The fascinating, tragic saga of Baba Ram Rai|first=The|last=Pioneer|website=The Pioneer}}</ref> After his death, he was succeeded as head of the sect by mahant Aud Dass, who was helped by Ram Rai's widow, Panjab Kaur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahants & Gurus, Darbar Shri Guru Ram Rai Ji Maharaj - Dehradun |url=http://www.sgrrdarbar.org/shri-mahants.aspx |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=www.sgrrdarbar.org}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||