Baba Ram Rai

Baba Ram Rai
Baba Ram Rai
Other names	Guru Ram Rai
Personal
Born	1645
Died	1687; Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib, Dehradun (Present day India)
Religion	Sikhism
Spouse	Mata Panjab Kaur
Parents	Guru Har Rai (father); Mata Sulakhni (mother);
Sect	Ramraiya
Other names	Guru Ram Rai

Baba Ram Rai or Guru Ram Rai (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] He founded the Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib, a gurudwara in Dehradun which was built in Indo-Islamic architecture style.[3] Ram Rai's brother Guru Har Krishan was the eighth of the ten Sikh Gurus.[4]

References

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"Rām Rāiyā | Sikhism". Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Pioneer, The. "The fascinating, tragic saga of Baba Ram Rai". The Pioneer.

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

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