Ram Rai
Indian religious leader
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Ram Rai was the eldest son of Guru Har Rai, the seventh Sikh Guru. He was sent by his father to the Mughal capital in Delhi as an emissary, where he gained the confidence of Emperor Aurangzeb. However, this action displeased his father, who ultimately chose Ram Rai's younger brother, Hari Krishen, as his successor. Ram Rai's followers are known as the Ram Raiyas, a group of dissenters within Sikhism. Some of their places of worship, known as gurdwaras, are maintained in Dehra Dun on land granted to Ram Rai by Aurangzeb.123
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