People considered avatars by their followers

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

Indian spiritual teacher (1879–1950)

Indian spiritual guru (1926–2011)

15th century Indian Vaishnavite saint

Indian spiritual master (1894–1969)

Indian saint

Hindu Yogi

Hindu Guru (1896–1982)

Swaminarayan (IAST: '; 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami''', was a yogi and ascetic believed by followers to be a manifestation of Krishna or the highest manifestation of Purushottama, around whom the Swaminarayan Sampradaya developed.

Matsyendranātha, also known as Matsyendra, Macchindranāth, Mīnanātha and Minapa (fl. early 10th century) was a saint and yogi in a number of Buddhist and Hindu traditions. He is considered the revivalist of hatha yoga as well as the author of some of its earliest texts. He is also seen as the founder of the natha sampradaya, having received the teachings from Shiva. He is associated with Kaula Shaivism. He is also one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas and considered the guru of Gorakshanath, another known figure in early hatha yoga. He is revered by both Hindus and Buddhists and is sometimes rega

Hindu spiritual leader (1880–1935)

Indian mystic living in Germany

American spiritual teacher

thumb|Lakulisha at Sangameshvara Temple at Mahakuta, Karnataka (Chalukya dynasty|Chalukya, 7th century CE). His 5th–10th century ithyphallic statues are also found in seated yogi position in [[Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and elsewhere.]] Lakulisha ( ) (Etymology: लगुड (staff) or लकुट (mace) + ईश (lord) = meaning, the lord with a staff or mace or club or stick) was a prominent Shaivite revivalist, reformist and preceptor of the doctrine of the Pashupatas, one of the oldest sects of Shaivism.

Indian Spiritual Master

founder and first Sant Satguru of Radha Soami sect (1818–1878)

Indian philosopher, Founder of Mahanubhava Sect in Vaishnavism