The Ramraiyas are a member of a group within Sikhism

Sikhism

Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...

. They follow Ram Rai, the eldest son of Guru Har Rai

Guru Har Rai

Guru Har Rai was the seventh of ten living Gurus of the Sikhs who became Guru on 8 March 1644 following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Guru Har Gobind, who was the sixth guru. Before he died, he nominated five year old Har Krishan, his youngest son as the next Guru of the Sikhs...

 (1630–61), who was sent by his father as an emissary to the Mughal court at Delhi. He won the apporval of the emperor Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb

Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir , more commonly known as Aurangzeb or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir , was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707.Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly...

 but the displeasure of his own father, who when choosing the next Sikh Guru passed over Ram Rai and selected his younger brother Hari Krishen. A few Ram Raiya institutions are maintained in Dehra Dun ( Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...

 state) on land given to Ram Rai by Aurangzeb.

External links

• www.udasi.org
• Udasis, History and present
• Naga babas, Gorakhnathis, Udasin, Aghoris by Dolf Hartsuiker