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Shiv Dayal Singh | |
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| Born | 25 August 1818 Panni Gali, Agra, Ceded Provinces, British India |
| Died | 15 June 1878 (aged 59) Panni Gali, Agra, North-Western Provinces, British India |
| Religion | Radha Soami, Sant Mat |
| Spouse | Naraini Devi |
| Children | None |
| Sect | Sant Tradition of North India |
| Other names | Param Purush Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj (honorific used by devotees) |
| Profession | Founder and first spiritual leader of Radha Soami sect |
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| Period in office | 1861-1878 |
| Successor | Jaimal Singh, Rai Saligram, Grib Dass |
| Profession | Founder and first spiritual leader of Radha Soami sect |
Shiv Dayal Singh (25 August 1818 – 15 June 1878), known by the honorific "Param Purush Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj" by his disciples and devotees, was an Indian spiritual guru and founder of Radha Soami, a 19th-century spiritual sect.[1]
- ^ Mark Juergensmeyer (1991). Radhasoami Reality: The Logic of a Modern Faith. Princeton University Press. pp. 15–19, 38–42 with footnotes. ISBN 0-691-01092-7.