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Guru Ram Das () ( 24 September , 15341 September , 1581 ) was the fourth of The Ten Gurus Of Sikhism , and he became Guru on 30 August , 1574 following in the footsteps of Guru Amar Das .

Before he died, he nominated Guru Arjan Dev , who was his youngest son, as the next Guru of the Sikhs.

The fourth Sikh Guru contributed the following:

  • Author of Laava , the hymns of the Marriage Rites.

  • Designed the Golden Temple .

  • Planned and created the township of Ramdaspur (later Amritsar ).

  • Organisation structure of Sikh Society.


A hymn by Guru Ram Das from page 305 of the Guru Granth Sahib :

:"One who calls himself a Sikh of the True Guru shall get up early morning and meditate on the Lord's Name. Make effort regularly to cleanse, bathe & dip in the ambrosial pool. Upon Guru's instructions, chant Har, Har singing which, all misdeeds, sins and pains shall go away."


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