Balvand Rai
Balvand Rai | |
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Detail of a rababi (possibly Bhai Balvand Rai) from a painting of Guru Arjan (the fifth Sikh Guru) listening to music, from a series of paintings of the first nine Sikh gurus, circa 1800–1840 | |
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| Born | Balvand Doom |
| Died | Lahore, Punjab |
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| Relatives | Satta Doom (brother) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sikhism |
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Balvand Rai (fl. late 16th to early 17th century) also spelt as Balwand and Rai Balvand, was a poet mystic and rabab player in the court of Guru Arjan.