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{{Infobox religious biography
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| religion = [[Sikhism]]
| religion           = Unorthodox [[Ramraiya]] sect of [[Sikhism]]
| name       = Baba Ram Rai
| name               = Ram Rai
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| image             = Ram Rai meeting Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and displaying his supposed magical powers.jpg
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| 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.
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| birth_date = 1645
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| death_date = 1687
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| death_place = [[Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib]], [[Dehradun]] (Present day [[India]])
| death_place       = [[Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib]], [[Dehradun]] (Present day [[India]])
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| other_names = Guru Ram Rai
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|sect = [[Ramraiya]]
| sect               = [[Ramraiya]]
| father         = [[Guru Har Rai]]
| father             = [[Guru Har Rai]]
| mother       = Mata Sulakhni
| mother             = Mata Sulakhni
| siblings = [[Guru Har Krishan]]
| siblings           = [[Guru Har Krishan]]
| spouse     = Mata Panjab Kaur
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| native_name        = (ਬਾਬਾ) ਰਾਮ ਰਾਏ
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| 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|Seventh Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Har Rai]], and the founder of the [[Ramraiyas]], an unorthodox sect in [[Sikhism]].<ref>{{Cite web|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|date=February 5, 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ram-Raiyas|title=Rām Rāiyā &#124; Sikhism|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> He founded the [[Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib]], a [[gurudwara]] in [[Dehradun]] which was built in [[Indo-Islamic architecture]] style.<ref>{{harvnb|Jain|Handa|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>
'''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 &#124; 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==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|India|Biography}}
 
*[http://sgrrdarbar.org/history.aspx Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib - History]
*[http://sgrrdarbar.org/history.aspx Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib - History]



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Baba

Ram Rai
(ਬਾਬਾ) ਰਾਮ ਰਾਏ
Ram Rai meeting Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and displaying his supposed magical powers.jpg
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.
Head of Ramraiya sect
Preceded byNone (founder)
Succeeded byAud Dass (mahant)
Other namesGuru Ram Rai
Personal
Born1645
Died1687
ReligionUnorthodox Ramraiya sect of Sikhism
Spouse(Mata) Panjab Kaur
Parents
SectRamraiya
Other namesGuru Ram Rai

Baba Ram Rai (Gurmukhi: ਰਾਮ ਰਾਏ; rāma rā'ē; 1645–1687) was the eldest son of the seventh Sikh Guru, Guru Har Rai, and the founder of the Ramraiyas, an unorthodox sect in Sikhism.[1][2][3] He founded the Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib, a Darbar in Dehradun which was built in Indo-Islamic architecture style.[4] Ram Rai's brother, Guru Har Krishan, was the eighth of the ten Sikh Gurus.[5] 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.[6]

References[edit]

  1. Smith, R. V. (February 5, 2020). "In the light of the moon". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. "Rām Rāiyā | Sikhism". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  3. Singh, Harbans (2013-04-01). Concise Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Punjabi University. pp. 537, 538.
  4. Jain & Handa 2009, p. 37
  5. Pioneer, The. "The fascinating, tragic saga of Baba Ram Rai". The Pioneer.
  6. "Mahants & Gurus, Darbar Shri Guru Ram Rai Ji Maharaj - Dehradun". www.sgrrdarbar.org. Retrieved 2022-08-20.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Jain, Madhu; Handa, Omacanda (July 2009). Art and Architecture of Uttarakhand. Pentagon Press. ISBN 9788182744172.

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