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Swami Vivekananda
Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902)
Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna (18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886), also called Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (; ; ), born Ramakrishna Chattopadhyay (his childhood nickname was Gadadhar), was an Indian Hindu mystic. He was a devotee of the goddess Kali, but adhered to various religious practices from the Hindu traditions of Vaishnavism, Tantric Shaktism, and Advaita Vedanta, as well as Christianity and Sufi Islam. His parable-based teachings advocated the essential unity of religions and proclaimed that world religions are "so many paths to reach one and the same goal". He is regarded by his followers as an avatar (di
Aurobindo Ghosh
Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)
Paramahansa Yogananda
Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
15th century Indian Vaishnavite saint
Ram Mohan Roy
Indian religious, social, and educational reformer, and humanitarian
Yukteswar Giri
Indian yogi, occultist and guru (1855-1936)
Shyama Charan Lahiri
Indian yogi and guru (1828–1895)
Anandamayi Ma
Hindu Guru (1896–1982)
Sarada Devi
spiritual consort of Ramakrishna (1853–1920)
Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar
Indian spiritual Guru, philosopher, social reformer and composer (1921–1990)
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati
Gaudīya Vaisnava Hindu guru and instructor (1874–1937)
Ramprasad Sen
Shakta poet of eighteenth century Bengal
Lokenath Brahmachari
saint and philosopher in Bengal
Nigamananda Paramahansa
Hindu spiritual leader (1880–1935)
Rupa Goswami
Indian guru, poet and philosopher of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition (1489-1564)
Kedarnath Dutta
Indian spiritual leader (1838–1914)
Nityananda
Nityananda (, ; c. 1474-c. 1540), also called Nityananda Prabhu and Nitai, was a primary religious figure within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Bengal. Nityananda was Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's friend and disciple. Chaitanya and Nityananda are often mentioned together as Gaura-Nitai (Gaura, referring to Chaitanya) or Nimai-Nitai (Nimai being a name of Chaitanya).
Advaita Acharya
Indian Hindu saint
Bamakhepa
Bamakhyapa (; 1837–1911), born Bamacharan Chattopadhyay, was an Indian Hindu saint who resided in Tarapith and whose shrine is also located in the vicinity of the Tarapith Temple in Birbhum. He was born at Atla village in the Rampurhat subdivision of the Birbhum district.
Hariharananda Giri
Indian Yogi (1907-2002)
Bijoy Krishna Goswami
Hindu reformers and religious persons
Pranavananda Maharaj
Hindu religious leader (1896–1941)
Harichand Thakur
Founder of the Matua sect (1812–1877)
Panchanan Bhattacharya
Hindu guru
Dulal Chndra Mukhopadhyay
Bengali writer
Ram Thakur
Indian spiritual leader (1860–1949)
Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami
Gaudiya Vaishnava guru, founder of the Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti (1898-1968)