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INTRODUCTION :Advaita Acharya (1434–1559), was a great Vaishnava Saint. He was a great scholar in Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavata Purana and other divine scriptures, and he promoted the Bhakti spirit amongst the devotees. His birth name was Kamalaksha Mishra. LIFE :He was born at Bangladesh. It is believed that he was the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He lived with his family in Nadia,West Bengal. He was the friend of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda. And they all together spread the “HARE RAMA HARE KRISHNA MANTRA” among the masses. After the death of his parents, h..

INTRODUCTION :Vallabhacharya (1479–1531), was a Telugu saint of Vaishnavism. He was born in Chhattisgarh. He was married and had two sons. It is considered that he is an incarnation of Lord Krishna. IMPORTANCE: Vallabha studied the Vedas and the Upanishads at a younger age, and traveled extensively throughout India. He was the main person in spreading the Bhakti movement all over the country. He suggested the people to worship God Krishna, and through him any person including the householders could attain salvation. He asked the people to continuously chant the vari..

INTRODUCTION:  Swami Samarth (19th century AD) also known as Akkalkot Swami, was an Indian Saint and is worshipped by his devotees in  Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Sri Swami Samarth settled at Akkalkot village in Maharashtra, India. He stayed in Akkalkot for many years. His family details & place of birth is unknown. Sri Swami Samarth declared that he was originated from a holy tree. It is also believed that his original name was Narasimha Bhan, and that his native place was Srisailam, Andhra prad..

INTRODUCTION :Sripada Srivallabha was a spiritual guru of Hinduism, and he is regarded as the avatar of Lord Dattatreya. He was born in the year 1320, and lived in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh.  LIFE :Sripada Srivallabha was born on Ganesh Chaturti. It is believed that Sripada Srivallabha is a 'Chiranjeevi' and he took 'Jalsamadhi' on 1351 in river Krishna near Raichur, Karnataka. It is believed that he still exists in divine form and blessing us. Once Sripada has regained the life of Sri Vallabhesh, and then he became a sincere devotee of Sripada Srivallabha. Sripada Sri..

INTRODUCTION : Ramananda (1400-1476) was a Vaishnava saint. He was born in Allahabad. He was the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya. LIFE :He was born in a Brahmin family. He lived in the holy city of Varanasi. Ramananda was known for composing his works in Hindi language. His writings are very simple and understandable by everyone. Ramananda studied under Raghavananda. He learnt all the vedas and sacred texts and grasped them immediately. He was well versed in all forms of art. He was talented in spiritual aspects of Hinduism. He was an intelligen..

INTRODUCTION : Rishi Pulaha is the son of Lord Brahma, and is one among the ten Prajapatis, created by Lord Brahma. Pulaha was married to Kshama and Gati. His children are:- 1. Kardama 2. Kanakapeetha 3. Urvarivat 4. Peevari 5. Karmasreshtta 6. Vareeyaamsu 7. Sahishnu IMPORTANCE : Pulaha was the disciple of sage Sanandana and learned all the vedic subjects, and obtained great knowledge and wisdom through him. Pulaha was the guru to sage Gautama. Due to his severe penance on Lord Shiva, he has attained a place in Swarka Loka, the divine abode of L..

INTRODUCTION :Manik Prabhu was a Hindu saint and guru.  He is also regarded as an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. Shri Manik Prabhu composed several songs in various languages. He has interacted with the great saints like Shri Sai Baba, Shri Swami Samarth and Shri Bramhachaitanya on matters related to spirituality. LIFE : Manik Prabhu was born in a Brahmin family, on 1817 at Bidar district of Karnataka. It is believed that Lord Dattatreya has appeared to his parents in their dream, and told that he himself would take birth as their son on Datta Jayanti. Prabhu l..

INTRODUCTION :Namdev Maharaj (1270–1350), also known as Nam Dev,  was a great poet and saint from Maharashtra. His writings were also recognized by Sikhism. Namdev is a sincere devotee of lord Vitthal. LIFE :Namdev was born due to the devotion of his parents on Lord Vitthal, and their prayers were answered by the god. He was born at their old age. He got married and had one son. Namdev is considered as a holy man by other religious people also. It is believed that Namdev died at the age of eighty and at Pandharpur. He entirely devoted his life towards spread..

INTRODUCTION:Narasimha Saraswati (1378−1459) was an Indian saint and considered to be an avatar of Lord Dattatreya. His birth name was Narahari. His life history was written by Sri Saraswathi Gangadhar in his book Shri GuruCharitra. LIFE :Narasimha Saraswati was born in a Brahmin family in Maharashtra. Narasimha Saraswati was able to speak only during his Upanayanam (Thread ceremony). He started reciting the Vedas only after his Upanayanam. At a younger age itself, he was well versed in vedas and sacred texts of Hinduism. He went on a pilgrimage to Kashi at the age of ei..

 INTRODUCTION :Parashurama was the avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is known to be the most sincere devotee of Lord Shiva. He has controlled the power of Kshatriya, who began to abuse their power, and cause problems to the ordinary people and tortured them. LIFE :According to Hindu legends, Parashurama was the son of sage Jamadagni and his wife Renuka, and his birthplace is believed to be in Uttar Pradesh. They had a celestial wish fulfilling cow. A king named Kartaviryajuna had stolen their cow. When Parashurama learns about this crime, he fought and kills t..