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{{Infobox religious biography
| religion = Unorthodox [[Ramraiya]] sect of [[Sikhism]]
| name = Ram Rai
| alt =
| image = Ram Rai meeting Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and displaying his supposed magical powers.jpg
| 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_date = 1645
| birth_place =
| death_date = 1687
| death_place = [[Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib]], [[Dehradun]] (Present day [[India]])
| period =
| other_names = Guru Ram Rai
| predecessor =
| successor =
| sect = [[Ramraiya]]
| father = [[Guru Har Rai]]
| mother = Mata Sulakhni
| siblings = [[Guru Har Krishan]]
| spouse = (Mata) Panjab Kaur
| 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)
}}{{Sikhism sidebar}}

'''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==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |last1=Jain |first1=Madhu |last2=Handa |first2=Omacanda |author-link= |date= July 2009|title=Art and Architecture of Uttarakhand |url= |location= |publisher=Pentagon Press |page= |isbn=9788182744172}}

==External links==

*[http://sgrrdarbar.org/history.aspx Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib - History]

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