This is a list of religious people in Hinduism, including

guru Guru ( sa, गुरु, IAST: ''guru;'' Pali'': garu'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan- Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverential ...

s, sant,

monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedic ...

yogi A yogi is a practitioner of Yoga, including a sannyasin or practitioner of meditation in Indian religions.A. K. Banerjea (2014), ''Philosophy of Gorakhnath with Goraksha-Vacana-Sangraha'', Motilal Banarsidass, , pp. xxiii, 297-299, 331 Th ...

s and spiritual masters. A guru is defined as a "teacher, spiritual guide, rgodman," by author David Smith. To obtain the title of guru, one must go through a standard initiation process referred to as ''

diksha Diksha ( Sanskrit: दीक्षा) also spelled diksa, deeksha or deeksa in common usage, translated as a "preparation or consecration for a religious ceremony", is giving of a mantra or an initiation by the guru (in Guru–shishya tradition) ...

'', in which they receive a mantra, or sacred Sanskrit phrase.

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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami (; 1 September 1896 – 14 November 1977) was an Indian Gaudiya Vaishnava guru who founded ISKCON, commonly known as the " Hare Krishna movement". Members of ISKCON view Bhaktivedanta Swami as a re ...

(1September 189614November 1977) *

Abhinavagupta Abhinavagupta (c. 950 – 1016 CE) was a philosopher, mystic and aesthetician from Kashmir. He was also considered an influential musician, poet, dramatist, exegete, theologian, and logicianRe-accessing Abhinavagupta, Navjivan Rastogi, pag ...

(c. 9501020) *

Adi Shankara Adi Shankara ("first Shankara," to distinguish him from other Shankaras)(8th cent. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya ( sa, आदि शङ्कर, आदि शङ्कराचार्य, Ādi Śaṅkarācāryaḥ, lit=First Shanka ...

(507 BCE 475 BCE) * Advaita Acharya (1434–1539) * Agastyar (3rd millennium BCE) * Akka Mahadevi (c.1130 - 1160),

Kannada literature Kannada literature is the corpus of written forms of the Kannada language, a member of the Dravidian family spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka and written in the Kannada script. Attestations in literature span one and a half ...

* Alvar Saints (700–1000) * Anandamayi Ma (30April 1896 - 27 August 1982) *

Anasuya Devī Matrusri Anasuya Devi (born 28 March 1923 – 1985), better known simply as Amma Mother" was an Indian spiritual guru from Andhra Pradesh. Early life Anasuya Devi was an Indian guru from Jillellamudi (now partially known as Arkapuri), Gunt ...

, also known as Jillellamudi Amma(28March 192312June 1985) *

Andal Andal ( ta, ஆண்டாள்), also known as Kothai, Nachiyar, and Godadevi, was the only female Alvar among the twelve Hindu poet-saints of South India. She was posthumously considered an avatar of the goddess Bhudevi. As with the A ...

(c.767),

Tamil literature Tamil literature has a rich and long literary tradition spanning more than two thousand years. The oldest extant works show signs of maturity indicating an even longer period of evolution. Contributors to the Tamil literature are mainly from T ...

* Anukulchandra Chakravarty, also known as Sree Sree Thakur (born 14 September 1888) *

Arunagirinathar Arunagirinaadhar (Aruna-giri-naadhar, ', ) was a Tamil Saiva saint-poet who lived during the 15th century in Tamil Nadu, India. In his treatise ''A History of Indian Literature'' (1974), Czech Indologist Kamil Zvelebil places Arunagirinathar's ...

(15th Century A.D.) *

Avvaiyar Avvaiyar ( Tamil: ஔவையார்) was the title of more than one female poet who were active during different periods of Tamil literature. They were some of the most famous and important female poets of the Tamil canon. Abidhana Chint ...

(c. 1st and 2nd century AD),

Ayya Vaikundar Ayya Vaikundar (c.1833 –c.1851) ( ta, அய்யா வைகுண்டர், sa, अय्या वैघुण्ढर्) also known as Vaikunda Swami is the first and the foremost Purna avatar of Eka-Paran born to Lor ...

(1809–1851) *

Atri Atri ( sa, अत्रि) or Attri is a Vedic sage, who is credited with composing numerous hymns to Agni, Indra, and other Vedic deities of Hinduism. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (seven great Vedic sages) in the Hindu tradition, and the on ...

(vedic times)

rig veda The ''Rigveda'' or ''Rig Veda'' ( ', from ' "praise" and ' "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (''sūktas''). It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts ('' śruti'') known as the Vedas. Only one ...

* Baba Hari Dass (26March 192325September 2018) * Baba Mast Nath (born 1764) * Bahinabai (1628–1700),

Marathi literature Marathi literature is the body of literature of Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Maharashtra and written in the Devanagari and Modi script. History Ancient Era Maharashtri Prakrit was the southern Prakrit th ...

* Bamakhepa, or Bamakhyapa/ Bamdev Bhairav (18371911) * Basava (1105 CE–1167 CE) *

Bhadase Sagan Maraj Bhadase Sagan Maraj (; 29 February 1920 – 21 October 1971) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician, Hindu leader, civil rights activist, trade unionist, businessman, wrestler, and author. He founded the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha in 1952, ...

(1920–1971),

Indo-Trinidadian Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians or Indian-Trinidadians and Tobagonians, are people of Indian origin who are nationals of Trinidad and Tobago whose ancestors came from India and the wider subcontinent beginning in 1845. Indo-Trinidadians an ...

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

leader and politician, founded the

Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha The Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS), , colloquially known as the Maha Sabha, is the largest and most influential Hindu organization in Trinidad and Tobago. It operates 150 mandirs, over 50 schools, and has its own radio station, Radio Jaagri ...

* Dhanna jatt (born 1415) * Bhagawan Nityananda (November orDecember 18978August 1961) * Bhakti Charu Swami (17September 1945 – 4 July 2020) *

Bhakti Tirtha Swami Bhakti Tirtha Swami (; February 25, 1950 – June 27, 2005), previously called John Favors and Toshombe Abdul and also known by the honorific Krishnapada (), was a guru and governing body commissioner of the International Society for Krishna C ...

(25February 195027June 2005) *

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (; bn, ভক্তিসিদ্ধান্ত সরস্বতী; ; 6 February 1874 – 1 January 1937), born Bimala Prasad Datt (, ), was a Gaudīya Vaisnava Hindu guru (spiritual master), ācārya (philo ...

(6 February 1874 – 1 January 1937) *

Bhaktivinoda Thakur Bhaktivinoda Thakur (, ) (2 September 1838 – 23 June 1914), born Kedarnath Datta (, ), was a Hindu philosopher, guru and spiritual reformer of Gaudiya Vaishnavism who effected its resurgence in India in late 19th and early 20th century a ...

(2 September 1838 – 23 June 1914) *

Bhaskararaya Bhaskara raya () (1690–1785) is widely considered an authority on all questions pertaining to the worship of the Mother Goddess in Shakta tradition of Hinduism. He was born in a Maharashtrian Brahmin family at Hyderabad, Telangana. Bhaskara ra ...

(c. 1690–1785) * Bijoy Krishna Goswami (2August 18411899) * Brahma Chaitanya, also known as Gondavalekar Maharaj (1845–22December 1913) *

Brahmanand Swami Brahmanand Swami (12 February 1772 – 1832) was revered as a saint of the Swaminarayan Sampraday and as one of Swaminarayan's Paramahamsa. He was also known as one of Swaminarayan's Ashta Kavi's (eight poets) within the Swaminarayan Sampraday ...

(1772–1832) *

Brahmananda Saraswati Swami Brahmananda Saraswati (IAST: Svāmī Brahmānanda Sarasvatī) (21 December 1871 – 20 May 1953), also known as Guru Dev (meaning "divine teacher"), was the Shankaracharya of the Jyotir Math monastery in India.Love and God, Maharishi Mahe ...

(20December 186820May 1953) *

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (; born Vishvambhar Mishra) was a 15th-century Indian saint who is considered to be the combined avatar of Radha and Krishna by his disciples and various scriptures. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krishn ...

(18February 148614June 1534) *

Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Jagadguru Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal (born Swaminathan Sharma; 20 May 1894 – 8 January 1994) also known as the Sage of Kanchi or Mahaperiyavar (meaning, "The great elder") was the 68th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Kanc ...

(20May 18948January 1994) *

Chandrashekhara Bharati III Swami Chandrasekhara Bharati (born Narasimha Sastri; 1892–1954 ) was the Jagadguru Sankaracarya of Sringeri Sharada Peetham in 1912–1954. He was one of the most significant spiritual figures in Hinduism during the 20th century. He is a J ...

(1892–1954) *

Chattampi Swamikal Chattampi Swamikal (25 August 1853 – 5 May 1924) was a Hindu sage and social reformer. His thoughts and work influenced the launching of many social, religious, literary and political organisations and movements in Kerala and for the first ti ...

(c. 1853–1924) * Chaturbhuj Sahay (3November 188324September 1957) *

Chinmayananda Saraswati Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati (born Balakrishna Menon; 8 May 1916 – 3 August 1993) was a Hindu spiritual leader and a teacher. In 1951, he founded Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide nonprofit organisation, in order to spread the knowledge of Advaita ...

(8May 19163August 1993) * Chokhamela (14th century)

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* Dada Bhagwan, founder of Akram Vignan (7Novembery 19082January 1988) *

Damodardev Damodardev (1488–1598) was sixteenth century Ekasarana preceptor from Nalaca, Nagaon. Damodardev was a follower of Sankardeva's Ekasarana dharma order. He started his own order after the death of Sankardeva that came to be called the Brahm ...

(c. 1488c. 1598) * Dayananda Saraswati (Ärsha Vidya) (15August 193024September 2015) *

Dayananda Saraswati Dayanand Saraswati () (born Mool Shankar Tiwari; 2 February 1824 – 30 October 1883) also known as Maharshi Dayanand is an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement. His Magnum Opus is the book ...

, founder of Arya Samaj (12February 182430October 1883) *

Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas Shri Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas, also known as Kashinath and Madhusudandas, was an Indian yogi and author born in Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , a ...

(1878–1994) * Dnyaneshwar (1275–1296) *

Drona Droṇa ( sa, द्रोण, Droṇa), also referred to as Dronacharya ( sa, द्रोणाचार्य, Droṇācārya), is a major character of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. In the epic, he serves as the royal preceptor of the Kaur ...

(mythohistorical) * Eknath (1533–1599) * Eknath Easwaran (1910–1999)

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Gagangiri Maharaj Swami Gagangiri Maharaj was an Indian Hindu saint and Guru of the Nath Sampradaya. He is one of the most influential Hathayoga, Hathayogis of modern India. Gagangiri Maharaj was particularly known for his water penance and intense meditation p ...

(19064February 2008) * Gajanan Maharaj (c. mid 19th century) * Ganapati Muni (c. 1878–c.1936) * Garib Das (1717-1778) * Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji (1838–1915) *

Gnanananda Giri Gnanananda (Nia-na-nan-da) was an Indian guru, referred to by followers as Swami Sri Gnanananda Giri. He was the Chief Disciple of the Sri Sivaratna Giri Swamigal and one of the leaders (Peetathipathis) of the Jyotir Math, one of the four Maths e ...

(c. early 19th century) * Gopala Bhatta Goswami (1503–1578) *

Gopalanand Swami Gopalanand Swami (1781–1852) was a paramhansa of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya who was ordained by Swaminarayan. He worked and guided many followers to spread the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. The Swaminarayan Sampradaya believes that Gopalanan ...

(1781–1852) * Gopi Krishna (yogi) (1903–1984) *

Gora Kumbhar Sant Gora Kumbhar (also known as Goroba) was a Hindu '' sant'' associated with the Bhakti movement and the Varkari sect of Maharashtra, India. He was a potter by trade and devotee of Vithal. Gora Kumbhar, along with other saints, wrote and sun ...

(c. 1267–c.1317) *

Gorakhnath Gorakhnath (also known as Goraksanath, c. early 11th century) was a Hindu yogi, saint who was the influential founder of the Nath Hindu monastic movement in India He is considered one of the two notable disciples of Matsyendranath. His followe ...

(c. 10th or 11th century) * Gulabrao Maharaj (6 July 1881 – 20 September 1915 ) * Gunatitanand Swami (17October 178511October 1867) * Guru Jambheshwar (1451-1536) * Gurumayi Chidvilasananda (born 24June 1955) *

Hans Ji Maharaj Hans Rām Singh Rawat, called Shrī Hans Jī Mahārāj and by various other honorifics (8 November 1900 – 19 July 1966), was an Indian religious leader. He was born in Gadh-ki-Sedhia, north-east of Haridwar in present-day Uttarakhand, India. ...

(8November 190018July 1966) *

Haridasa Thakur Haridasa Thakur (IAST ) (born 1451 or 1450) was a prominent Vaishnava saint known for being instrumental in the initial propagation of the Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Hare Krishna movement. He is considered to be the most famous convert of Chaitany ...

(born 1451 or 1450) * Hariharananda Giri, (Paramahamsa Hariharananda) (27May 19073December 2002) * Isaignaniyar (c. 7th century),

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* Jaggi Vasudev (born 3September 1957) *

Jalaram Bapa Jalaram Bapa ( gu, જલારામ બાપા) popularly known as Bapa ( gu, બાપા) (4 November 1799 (Samvat 1856) – 23 February 1881 (Samvat 1937)) was a Hindu saint from Gujarat, India. He was born on 4 November 1799, one week a ...

(4 November 1799 23 February 1881) *

Janabai Sant Janābāi was a Marāthi religious poet in the Hindu tradition in India, who was born likely in the seventh or the eighth decade of the 13th century. She died in 1350. Janabai was born in Gangākhed 1258-1350, Mahārāshtra to a couple wit ...

(c. 13th century),

* Jayatirtha (1345–1388) *

Jiddu Krishnamurti Jiddu Krishnamurti (; 11 May 1895 – 17 February 1986) was a philosopher, speaker and writer. In his early life, he was groomed to be the new World Teacher, an advanced spiritual position in the theosophical tradition, but later rejected th ...

(11May 189517February 1986) *

Jiva Goswami Jiva Goswami ( sa, जीव गोस्वामी, Jīva Gosvāmī; ) was an Indian philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Vedanta tradition, producing a great number of philosophical works on the theology and practic ...

(c. 1513–1598) *

Kabir Kabir Das (1398–1518) was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das ...

(c. 15th century), Indian saint and mystic *

Kalki Bhagwan Kalki Bhagawan (born 7 March 1949 as Vijay Kumar Naidu), also known as Sri Bhagavan, is a self-styled Indian Godman (India), godman, cult leader, businessman, and a real estate investor. A former clerk in the Life Insurance Corporation, LIC, ...

(born 1949) * Kamlesh D. Patel, also known as Daaji (born 28 September 1965) * Kanakadasa (1509–1609) * Kanhopatra (c. 15th century),

* Kanwar Saheb *

Karaikkal Ammaiyar Karaikal Ammaiyar (born Punītavatī), meaning ''"The Revered Mother of Karaikal"'', is one of the three women amongst the 63 Nayanmars and one of the greatest figures of early Tamil literature. She was born in Karaikal, South India, and prob ...

(c. 6th century),

* Khatkhate Baba (1859–1930) * Kirpal Singh (c. 1894–1974), (Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission) * Kirupanandha Variyar (25August 19067November 1993) *

Kripalu Maharaj Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj (IAST: '; 5 October 1922 – 15 November 2013) the fifth original Jagadguru in Indian history, the embodiment of the nectar of divine love, was one of the foremost rasik saints who showered the bliss of ...

(5October 192215November 2013) *

Krishna Prem Ronald Henry Nixon (10 May 1898 – 14 November 1965), later known as Sri Krishna Prem or Sri Krishnaprem, was a British spiritual aspirant who went to India in the early 20th century. Together with his spiritual teacher Sri Yashoda Mai (1882 – ...

(1898–1965) * Krishnadasa Kaviraja (born 1496) *

Krishnananda Saraswati Swami Krishnananda Saraswati (25 April 1922 – 23 November 2001) was a disciple of Sivananda Saraswati and served as the General Secretary of the Divine Life Society in Rishikesh, India from 1958 until 2001. Author of more than 40 texts, a ...

(25April 192223November 2001) * Lahiri Mahasaya, (Shyamacharan Lahiri) (30September 182826September 1895) *

Lakshman Joo Swami Lakshman Joo (9 May 1907 – 27 September 1991) was a mystic and scholar of Kashmir Shaivism. He was known as Lal Sahib ("Friend of God") by followers. Biography Lakshman Joo was born in a Kashmiri Hindu Brahmin family in the c ...

(9May 190727September 1991), modern scholar of

Kashmiri Shaivism Kashmir Shaivism or Trika Shaivism, is a nondualist tradition of Shaiva-Shakta Tantra which originated sometime after 850 CE. Since this tradition originated in Kashmir it is often called "Kashmiri Shaivism". It later went on to become a pan ...

* Lakshmanananda Saraswati (192623August 2008) * Lalleshwari (c.13201392), Kashmiri literature

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Madhavdev Madhavdev (1489–1596) (Pron: ˈʃrɪ ˈʃrɪ ˈmɑ:dəbˌdeɪv) is an important preceptor of the Ekasarana Dharma known for his loyalty to his guru, Srimanta Sankardev as well as his artistic brilliance. Initially a sakta worshipper, he wa ...

(c. 1489c. 1596) *

Madhvacharya Madhvacharya (; ; CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317), sometimes anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the '' Dvaita'' (dualism) sch ...

(c. 12381317) *

Mahant Swami Maharaj Mahant Swami Maharaj (born Vinu Patel, 13 September 1933; ordained Keshavjivandas Swami) is the present guru and president of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a major branch of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, a H ...

(born 13September 1933) *

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born Mahesh Prasad Varma, 12 January 1918

(12January 19185February 2008) * Mahavatar Babaji (mid 19thmid 20th century) * Mangayarkkarasiyar (c. 7th century),

* Manik Prabhu * Master C. V. V. (4 August 1868 – 12 May 1922) *

Mata Amritanandamayi Mātā Amritānandamayī Devī (born Sudhamani Idamannel; 27 September 1953), often known as Amma ("Mother"), is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, guru and humanitarian, who is revered as 'the hugging saint' by her followers. In 2018, she w ...

(born 27September 1953) *

Matsyendranath Matsyendranātha, also known as Matsyendra, Macchindranāth, Mīnanātha and Minapa (early 10th century) was a saint and yogi in a number of Buddhist and Hindu traditions. He is traditionally considered the revivalist of hatha yoga as well ...

(c. 10th century) *

Meera Meera, better known as Mirabai and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. Mirabai was born into a Rathore ...

(c. 1498c. 1547), Hindi literature * Mehi (28April 18858June 1986) *

Mirra Alfassa Mirra Alfassa (21 February 1878 – 17 November 1973), known to her followers as The Mother, was a spiritual guru, occultist and yoga teacher, and a collaborator of Sri Aurobindo, who considered her to be of equal yogic stature to him and ...

(21February 187817November 1973) *

Morari Bapu Morari Bapu (Moraridas Prabhudas Hariyani) is an Indian spiritual leader and preacher from Gujarat who is known for his discourses on Ramcharitmanas across various cities in India and abroad. Early life Morari Bapu was born on 19 February 1947 ...

(born 25September 1946) * Mother Meera (born 26December 1960) * Muktabai (c.12791297),

Muktanand Swami Muktanand Swami (1758–1830), born Mukunddas, was a swami and paramahansa of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. Biography He was born Mukunddas to Anandram and Radhabai in Amrapur village (Dist-Amreli), Gujarat in 1758. While children of his ag ...

(1758–1830) * Muktananda (16May 19082October * Muthuswami Dikshitar (24March 177621October 1835) *

Namdev Shri Sant Namdev Maharaj (Pronunciation: aːmdeʋ, also transliterated as Nam Dayv, Namdeo, Namadeva, (traditionally, ) was a Marathi Bahujan saint from Narsi, Hingoli, Maharashtra, India within the Varkari tradition of Hinduism. He lived ...

(c. 1270c. 1350) *

Narasimha Saraswati Shree Narasimha Saraswati Swami Or Shree Nrusimha Saraswati Swami (1378−1459) was an Indian guru of Dattatreya tradition(sampradaya). According to the Shri GuruCharitra, he is the second avatar of Dattatreya in ''Kali Yuga'' after Sripa ...

(1378–1459) * Narayan Maharaj (20May 18853September 1945) *

Narayana Guru Narayana Guru, , (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritu ...

, writer of Daiva Dasakam (c. 18541928) * Narayanprasaddasji Swami (14January 192130January 2018), also known as Tapomurti Shastri Swami (Gujarati: તપોમૂર્તિ શાસ્ત્રી સ્વામી) and Guruji by his devotees, was one of the most noted Swami of the

Swaminarayan Sampraday The Swaminarayan Sampradaya, also known as Swaminarayan Hinduism and Swaminarayan movement, is a Hindu Vaishnava sampradaya rooted in Ramanuja's Vishishtadvaita, characterized by the worship of its charismatic founder Sahajanand Swami, bet ...

Narottama Dasa Narottama Dasa Thakura (c. 1466; date of death unknown), also known as Thakura Mahasaya, was a Gaudiya Vaishnava saint who was responsible for spreading Vaishnava bhakti throughout Odisha in and outside of Bengal in India. Narottama Dasa was the ...

(born 1466) * Narsinh Mehta (1414–1481), also known as Narsi Mehta or Narsi Bhagat * Nayakanahatti Thipperudra Swamy (c. 15th–c. 16th century), also known as Nayakanahatti Thippeswamy *

Nayanmars The Nayanars (or Nayanmars; ta, நாயன்மார், translit=Nāyaṉmār, translit-std=ISO, lit=hounds of Siva, and later 'teachers of Shiva ) were a group of 63 Tamil Hindu saints living during the 6th to 8th centuries CE who were de ...

Saints (700–1000) * Neem Karoli Baba (c. late 19th or early 20th century 11September 1973) * Nigamananda Paramahansa (18August 1880 – 29November 1935) * Nimbarka (c. 13th century or earlier) * Niranjanananda (c. 18629May 1904) *

Nirmala Srivastava Nirmala Srivastava (née Nirmala Salve; 21 March 192323 February 2011), also known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, was the founder and guru of Sahaja Yoga, a new religious movement sometimes classified as a cult. She claimed to have been born ful ...

, also known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (21March 192323February 2011) *

Nisargadatta Maharaj Nisargadatta Maharaj (born Maruti Shivrampant Kambli; 17 April 1897 – 8 September 1981) was an Indian guru of nondualism, belonging to the Inchagiri Sampradaya, a lineage of teachers from the Navnath Sampradaya and Lingayat Shaivis ...

(17April 18978September 1981) *

Nishkulanand Swami Nishkulanand Swami (1766–1848) was a paramhansa and swami of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. Page 265 Biography Nishkulanand Swami was born on 16 January 1766 to a Suthar family residing in a small village called Shekhpat, near Jamnagar, in pre ...

(1766–1848) *

Nityananda Prabhu Nityānanda (; born circa 1474), also called Nitai, was a primary religious figure within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Bengal. Nitai was Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's friend and disciple. They are often mentioned together as ''Gaura-Nitai'' ...

(born 1474) * Om Swami (born 1979) * Osho (11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990)

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* Panth Maharaj (3 September 1855 – 16 October 1905) * Paramahansa Yogananda (5January 18937March 1952) *

Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari Shri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari (24 July 1927 – 20 December 2014) better known as Chariji, was the third in the line of Raja Yoga Masters in the Sahaj Marg System of Spiritual Practice of Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM). Early life Chari ...

, also known as chariji (24 July 1927 – 20 December 2014) *

Pattinathar Pattinathar () is a name identified with two different Tamil individuals, one of 10th century AD and another of 14th century AD. 10th century Pattinathar The 10th century AD Pattinathar was a poet whose five works are included in the sacred Sha ...

(c. 10th or 14th century AD) *

Pavhari Baba Pavhari Baba (1798-1898) was a Hindu ascetic and saint. He was born in Premapur, Jaunpur in a Brahmin family. In his childhood he went to Ghazipur to study under the tutelage of his uncle who was a follower of Ramanuja or Shri sect . A ...

(birth unknown1898) * Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami (c. 17th century) * Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, also known as Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (21May 192121October 1990) *

Pramukh Swami Maharaj Pramukh Swami Maharaj (born Shantilal Patel; ordained Narayanswarupdas Swami; 7 December 1921 – 13 August 2016) was the guru and Pramukh, or president, of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a major branch of t ...

(born 7December 1921–13 August 2016) * Pranavananda, also known as Yugacharya Srimat Swami Pranavananda Ji Maharaj (29January 18968February 1941) * Pranavanda Saraswati (28August 190828August 1982) *

Prem Rawat Prem Pal Singh Rawat (born 10 December 1957), formerly known as Maharaji, is an international speaker and book-author. His teachings include a meditation practice he calls "Knowledge", and peace education based on the discovery of personal re ...

, also known as Maharaji, Guru Maharaj Ji, and Balyogeshwar (born 10December 1957) *

Purandara Dasa Purandara Dasa ( IAST: Purandara dāsa) ( 1470 – 1565) was a Haridasa philosopher and a follower of Madhwacharya 's Dwaitha philosophy -saint from present-day Karnataka, India. He was a composer, singer and one of the chief founding-pr ...

(c. 1484 – c. 1565) * Puran Puri (born 1742) * Rambhadracharya (born 14January 1950) * Ramdas Kathiababa (early 24 July 1800 – 8 February 1909) *

Ramdev Pir Baba Ramdev (or Ramdevji, or Ramdeo Pir, Ramsha Pir (1352–1385 AD; V.S. 1409–1442) is a Hindu deity of Gujarat and Rajasthan, India. He was a fourteenth-century ruler, said to have miraculous powers, who devoted his life uplifting t ...

(1352–1385 AD) *

Radhanath Swami Radhanath Swami () (born 7 December 1950) is an American Gaudiya Vaishnava guru, community-builder, activist, and author. He has been a Bhakti Yoga practitioner and a spiritual teacher for more than 40 years. He is the inspiration behind ISKC ...

(born 7December 1950) *

Raghavendra Swami Raghavendra Tirtha () (1595 – 1671) was a Hindu scholar, theologian and saint. He was also known as Sudha Parimalacharya (). His diverse oeuvre include commentaries on the works of Madhva, Jayatirtha and Vyasatirtha, interpretation of the ...

(15951671) *

Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami (1505–1579) was a well known follower of the Vaishnava saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and member of the influential Gaudiya Vaishnava group collectively known as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan. He is regarded by followers i ...

(1505–1579) * Rajinder Singh (spiritual master) (20 September 1946) (Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission) (Founder of Science of Spirituality) * Rakeshprasad (born 23July 1966) *

Raghuttama Tirtha Raghuttama Tirtha (Sanskrit:रघूत्तम तीर्थ); IAST:Śrī Raghūttama Tīrtha) ( 1548 - 1596), was an Indian philosopher, scholar, theologian and saint. He was also known as Bhavabodhacharya (). His diverse oeuvre incl ...

(15371596) * Ram Chandra (Babuji) (30 April 1899 – 19 April 1983) *

Ram Thakur Ramthakur ( bn, শ্রীশ্রী রামঠাকুর) (2 February 1860 – 1 May 1949), born Ram Chandra Chakraborty ( bn, রাম চন্দ্র চক্রবর্তী), was an Indian mystic, yogi A yogi is a ...

(2February 18601May 1949) *

Rama Tirtha Swami Rama Tirtha ( Punjabi: ਸਵਾਮੀ ਰਾਮਤੀਰਥ, Hindi: स्वामी रामतीर्थ 22 October 1873 – 17 October 1906Verma, M.L. ''Swadhinta Sangram Ke Krantikari Sahitya Ka Itihas''. Vol 2. pp. 418–421 ...

(22October 187327October 1906) *

Ramakrishna Ramakrishna Paramahansa ( bn, রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস, Ramôkṛṣṇo Pôromohôṅso; , 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886),——— — also spelled Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya,, was an In ...

(18February 183616August 1886) '' See Disciples'' * Ramalinga Swamigal (5 October 1823 Disappeared on 30 January 1874), also known as Vallalar *

Ramana Maharshi Ramana Maharshi (; 30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) was an Indian Hindu sage and '' jivanmukta'' (liberated being). He was born Venkataraman Iyer, but is mostly known by the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. He was born in Tiruchuli, T ...

(30December 187914April 1950) *

Ramanuja Ramanuja (Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmanuja; 1017 CE – 1137 CE; ; ), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and a social reformer. He is noted to be one of the most important exponents ...

(c. 1017c. 1137) * Ramprasad Sen (c. 1718 or c. 1723c. 1775) *

Ravidas Ravidas or Raidas, was an Indian mystic poet-saint of the bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE. Venerated as a ''guru'' (teacher) in the modern regions of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punj ...

(1398–1540) *

Rupa Goswami Rupa Goswami ( sa, रूप गोस्वामी, bn, রূপ গোস্বামী, ; 1489–1564) was a devotional teacher ( guru), poet, and philosopher of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. With his brother Sanatana Goswami, he i ...

(1489–1564)

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* Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj (1951–present) *

Sahadeo Tiwari Pt. Sahadeo Tiwari (Trinidadian Hindustani: सहदेव तिवारी) was born in the village of Sarwan in Arwal district, Bihar, India on 25 February 1892. He came to Trinidad and Tobago as an indentured laborer in 1912 upon the vesse ...

(1892–1972), *

Sai Baba of Shirdi Sai Baba of Shirdi (c. 1838? - died 15 October 1918), also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master and fakir, considered to be a saint, revered by both Hindu and Muslim devotees during and after his lifetime. According to a ...

(1838–1918) * Samarth Ramdas (1608–1681) * Sanatana Goswami (1488–1558) *

Sankardev Srimanta Sankardev( শ্ৰীমন্ত শংকৰদেৱ )(; ; 1449–1568) was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath; a saint-scholar, poet, playwright, dancer, actor, musician, artist social-religious reformer and a figure of i ...

(c. 1449c. 1568) * Sant Charandas (1703–1782) * Sant Nirmala (c. 14th century),

Sant Soyarabai Soyarabai was a saint from the Mahar caste in 14th-century Maharashtra, India. She was a disciple of her husband, Chokhamela. Soyarabai framed large literature using blank verse of her own devising. She wrote much but only about 62 works are kn ...

(c. 14th century),

* Sarada Devi (22 December 1853 – 20 July 1920) * Satchidananda Saraswati (22December 191419August 2002) *

Sathya Sai Baba Sathya Sai Baba (born Ratnakaram Sathyanarayana Raju; 23 November 192624 April 2011) was an Indian guru. At the age of fourteen he claimed that he was the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba, and left his home to serve his devotees. Sai Baba's ...

(23November 192624April 2011) *

Satnarayan Maharaj Satnarayan Maharaj , also known as Sat Maharaj, (; April 17, 1931 – November 16, 2019) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian Hindu religious leader, educationalist, and civil rights activist in Trinidad and Tobago. He was the Secretary-General of th ...

(born 1931),

leader and son-in-law of

* Satsvarupa dasa Goswami (born 6December 1939) *

Satya Narayan Goenka Satya Narayana Goenka (ISO 15919: ''Satyanārāyaṇ Goyankā''; ; 29 January 1924 – 29 September 2013) was an Indian teacher of Vipassanā meditation. Born in Burma to an Indian business family, he moved to India in 1969 and started tea ...

(30January 192429September 2013) * Satyananda Giri (17November 18962August 1971) * Satyananda Saraswati (25December 19235December 2009) * Satyapramoda Tirtha (1918–1997) *

Shaunaka Shaunaka ( sa, शौनक, ) is the name applied to teachers, and to a Shakha of the Atharvaveda. It is especially the name of a celebrated Sanskrit grammarian, author of the , the , the and six Anukramaṇīs (indices) to the Rigveda. He is ...

, * Seshadri Swamigal (22January 18704January 1929) *

Shivabalayogi Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj (24 January 1935 – 28 March 1994) is a yogi who claimed to have attained self-realization through twelve years of arduous tapas, meditating in ''samādhi'' (state of total absorption) for an average of twenty hours ...

(24January 193528March 1994) * Shreedhar Swami (7December 190819April 1973) * Shripad Shri Vallabha * Shrivatsa Goswami (27October 1950present * Shyama Shastri (26April 17626February 1982) * Sitaramdas Omkarnath (17February 18926December 1827) *

Sivananda Saraswati Sivananda Saraswati (or Swami Sivananda; 8 September 1887 – 14 July 1963) was a yoga guru, a Hindu spiritual teacher, and a proponent of Vedanta. Sivananda was born Kuppuswami in Pattamadai, in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. He stu ...

(8September 188714July 1963) * Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (5January 192712November 2001) *

Soham Swami Soham Swami (also known as "Tiger Swami," Sohong Swami, Parmahangsa Soham Swami or Sohom Swami, Bengali: শ্রীমৎ পরমহংস সোহংস্বামী ) was a Hindu guru and yogi from India. Originally named as Shyama Kan ...

(birth unknown1918) *

Sopan Sant Sopandeo was a sant of the Varkari and also the younger brother of Dnyaneshwar. Sopan(19 November 1277 A.D- 29 December 1296 A.D), attained samadhi at Saswad near Pune. He wrote a book, the ''Sopandevi'' based on the Marathi translation of ...

(c. 13th century) *

Sri Aurobindo Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet, and Indian nationalist. He was also a journalist, editing newspapers such as ''Vande Mataram''. He joined the ...

(15August 18725December 1950) * Sripadaraja (c. 1422 – 1480) *

Sri Chinmoy Chinmoy Kumar Ghose (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007), better known as Sri Chinmoy, was an Indian spiritual leader who taught meditation in the West after moving to New York City in 1964.Sri M (born 06November 1948) * Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (born 1956) * Sudhanshu Ji Maharaj (born May 1955) * Surdas (c. late 15th-century) * Swami Abhedananda (2October 18668September 1939) * Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha (born 13May 1933) *

Swami Chidbhavananda Swami Chidbhavananda (11 March 1898 – 16 November 1985) was born in Senguttaipalayam near Pollachi in Coimbatore District, Madras Presidency, India. His parents named him 'Chinnu'. He studied in Stanes School, Coimbatore. He was one of the tw ...

(11March 189816November 1985) * Swami Janakananda (born 13June 1939) *

Swami Keshwanand Satyarthi Shri Swami Keshwanand Satyarthi Ji Maharaj (5 September 1943 - 25 June 2020) was an Indian saint of Shri Nangli Sahib lineage. The spiritual institution Paramhans Satyarthi Mission was led and governed by him. In 1985, Shri Paramhans Swami Rama ...

(born 5 September 1943), (Paramhans Satyarthi Mission, Advait Mat ) * Swami Nithyananda (born 1January 1978 or 13March 1977) * Swami Purnachaitanya (born 1984) * Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855–1936) * Swami Rama (1925–1996) * Swami Ramanand (c. 1738c. 1802) *

Swami Ramdas Swami Ramdas (; sa, स्वामी रामदास, Svāmī Rāmadāsa, born Vittal Rao on 10 April 1884) was an Indian saint, philosopher, philanthropist and pilgrim. Swami Ramdas became a wandering ascetic in his late 30s and later e ...

(10April 188425July 1963) *

Swami Samarth Shri Swami Samarth, also known as Swami of Akkalkot was an Indian spiritual master of the Dattatreya Tradition. He is a widely known spiritual figure in various Indian states including Maharashtra and Karnataka. He lived during the nineteenth ...

Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (; ; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta (), was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the intr ...

(12January 18634July 1902) * Swaminarayan (3April 17811June 1830) *

Swarupanand Born Shri Beli Ram Ji, Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj (1 February 1884 – 9 April 1936), was an Indian Guru of Shri Paramhans Advait Mat lineage. He is also known as "Shri Nangli Niwasi Bhagwaan Ji", as "Hari Har Baba", as "Sadhgurudev Ji" ...

(1February 18849April 1936), part of Advait Mat lineage * Swarupananda (8July 187127June 1906) *

Tibbetibaba Tibbetibaba also known as Mahasadhak Tibbetibaba or Paramhamsa Tibbetibaba, alternative spellings Tibbatibaba, Tibbati Baba, Tibbeti Baba, Tibbotibaba or Tibboti Baba ("Tibetan Baba" or the Monk from Tibet, when translated into English.) b ...

(birth unknown19November 1930) * Trailanga (1607–1887) *

Tukaram Sant Tukaram Maharaj (Marathi pronunciation: ̪ukaːɾam was a 17th-century Marathi poet, Hindu ''sant'' (saint), popularly known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba in Maharashtra. He was a Sant of Varkari sampradaya (Marathi-Vaishnav tradition) - ...

(c. 16081649) *

Tulsidas Tulsidas (; born Rambola Dubey; also known as Goswami Tulsidas; c.1511pp. 23–34.–1623) was a Ramanandi Vaishnava Hindu saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama. He wrote several popular works in Sanskrit and Awadhi, b ...

(1532–1623), also known as Goswami Tulsidas *

Tyagaraja Thyagaraja (Telugu: త్యాగరాజ) (4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Thyāgayya and in full as Kakarla Thyagabrahmam, was a composer and vocalist of Carnatic music, a form of Indian classical music. Tyagaraja and his ...

(4May 17676January 1847) * Upasni Maharaj (15May 187024December 1941) * Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti (9July 1918 22March 2007) * Utpaladeva (ca. 900–950), teacher of

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Vallabha Acharya Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhu (1479–1531 CE), also known as Vallabha, Mahaprabhuji and Vishnuswami, or Vallabha Acharya, is a Hindu Indian saint and philosopher who founded the Krishna-centered PushtiMarg sect of Vaishnavism in the Braj(Vraj) ...

(14791531) * Vadiraja Tirtha (1480–1600) * Vasugupta (~ 800–850 CE), author of the Shiva Sutras in

Vidyaranya Vidyaranya ( IAST: Vidyāraṇya), usually identified with Mādhavācharya (not to be confused with Madhvāchārya (13th c.)), was Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham from ca. 1374-1380 until 1386 - according to tradition, after ordina ...

(c. 1268c. 1386) * Vishuddhananda Paramahansa (14March 185314July 1937) * Vishwesha Tirtha (1931–2019) * Vyasatirtha (c. 1460 – 1539) * Vasistha (

Rig Veda The ''Rigveda'' or ''Rig Veda'' ( ', from ' "praise" and ' "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (''sūktas''). It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts ('' śruti'') known as the Vedas. Only one ...

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* Yogaswami (1872March 1964) * Yogi Ramsuratkumar (1December 191820February 2001) * Yogiji Maharaj (23 May 1892 – 23 January 1971) * Yukteswar Giri (10May 18559March 1936)

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