Sahajanand Saraswati (1889–1950) was a spiritual saint, social reformer and a writer. He was born in a village in the present day Uttar Pradesh, in the year 1889, in a pious Hindu Brahmin family. He studied well, and from his young age itself, he wanted to do goodness to the poor people and to the […]
Hindu Saints
Pranavananda Saraswathi | Founder of ‘Divine Life Society’, Malaysia
Pranavananda Saraswathi (1908–1982) was the founder of the Divine Life Society in Malaysia. His birth name was N.Ponniah. LIFE N. Ponniah was born in the year 1908 in Sri Lanka. His parents were strong followers of Hindu faith, and worshippers of Hindu gods. He has served as a disciple to Yogaswami, who showed him the […]
Kaadsiddheshwar (Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj)
Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj (1905–2001) was one of the spiritual gurus in the Navnath tradition. He was a disciple of Shri Samarth Siddharameshwar Maharaj. Kaadsiddheswar was born in the year 1905 in a pious Hindu family in a village at Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. His birth name was Jaigauda Patil. He has joined in […]
Venkatesananda Saraswati
Venkatesananda Saraswati (1921-1982)was born in Thanjavur in a pious Hindu family, and he was a disciple of Swamy Sivananda Saraswati. He got spiritual guidance under his Guru Sri Sivananda, and he was an active member at the Divine Life Society in Rishikesh, and spread the teachings of Sivananda in foreign countries. His birth name was […]
Swami Tejomayananda Saraswati
Swami Tejomayananda Saraswati was born in the year 1950, and he is affectionately called by his devotees as Guruji, and he is one of the notable spiritual leaders in India. He served as the head of the Chinmaya Mission for many years, and he was succeeded by Swami Swaroopananda in 2017. His birth name was […]
Swami Tapovan Maharaj
Tapovan Maharaj (1889–1957) was a Hindu saint and Vedanta scholar. His birth name was Subramanian. Sri Swami Tapovan Maharaj is one of the famous saints in the 20th century. He was a contemporary of Swami Sivananda. Swami Tapovan Maharaj was born in the year 1889 in Palakkad, Kerala in a pious Hindu Nair family. Even […]
Swami Govind Dev Giri Ji Maharaj
Swami Govind Dev Giri was born in 1949 in a Brahmin family at a small village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. His birth name was Kishor Madangopal Vyas. He was a preacher about the importance of Sanatana Dharma all over the world. He performed religious discourses on Ramayan, Mahabharat, Hindu Puranas and Bhagavat Gita in […]
Sadguru Wamanrao Pai
Sadguru Sri Waman Rao Pai, was the founder of the Jeevanvidya Mission, a spiritual and a charitable movement in India. Through this movement he has educated lot of poor students, and lit the lamp in their lives, and apart from that, he also provided free boarding and lodging facilities and free uniforms during their period […]
Swami Lokeshwarananda
Swami Lokeshwarananda (1909–1998) was a saint who belonged to the Sri Ramakrishna Mission and he was the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission Narendrapur. During his period, he has introduced new schemes for the welfare of the poor people and rendered lot of social services to the public with the money received from the rich people. […]
Richard, Ramana Maharshi’s ardent disciple
Richard was lived during the 20th century AD, and he was a native of England. Similar to some Christians, he also got the habit of visiting Tiruvannamalai, and worshipping the great Lord Sri Annamalaiyar once in a year, especially during the time of New Year Holidays. Once, Richard heard from his friends, that one holy […]
Swami Vishnu Tirtha
Swami Vishnu Tirtha (1888–1969) was a saint, devotional writer, poet and a Yoga Guru. He was born in the year 1888 in Haryana. He studied law and practiced as a lawyer in the Ghaziabad District of Meerut. His birth name was Munilal Swami. Munilal got married and had children. After the death of his wife, […]
Baba Lal Dayal Ji
Baba Lal Dayal (1355–1655) was a great saint and he was born in a village near Lahore, Punjabin a pious family. He left his home at his younger age, and went to holy places like Kailash, Dwaraka, Badrinath and Kedarnath. After a few months of his travel, he returned to Lahore, and met his Guru […]
Swami Lakshman Joo Raina
Swami Lakshman (Swami Lakshman Joo Raina) (1907–1991) was a saint and a scholar and he was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. Lakshman was born in Srinagar in Kashmir in a pious Hindu family, and his parents were sincere devotees of Lord Shiva, and dedicated their life in worshipping Shiva. At his childhood itself, he […]
Vishnudevananda Saraswati
Vishnudevananda Saraswati (1927–1993) was a disciple of Swamy Sivananda Saraswati, and he was the founder of yoga centres and ashrams throughout the world. He also taught yoga and meditation to Indians and foreigners. He wrote lot of books on Yoga and meditation, along with many other spiritual books. Vishnudevananda was born in Kerala, in the […]
Sadguru Swami Balmukunddasji
Sadguru Swami Balmukunddasji was the disciple of Sri Gunatitanand Swami, and a follower of Sri Swami Narayan,and he was a great saint. He was born in a village in Saurashtrain the year 1887. His birth name was Gordhanbhai. From his young age itself, he was deeply impressed with the God and at his free time, […]
Devraha Baba | Ageless Yogi who lived for 250 Years
Devraha Baba (20th century) was a spiritual saint who lived in the banks of the Holy River Yamuna in Mathura. It is believed that he lived for 250 years. Similar to Shirdi Baba, the details about his younger age was unknown. He came to Dewar in Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh, and hence the local villagers […]
Sant Vani | Important Teachings of Hindu Saints
In our country, due to the grace of the god, lot of saints were lived and still living. They taught us the ways of living a noble life, and the do’s and don’ts in our life. We must follow their teachings in our life, in order to live a sin free and a blessed life. […]
Sant Premanand
Sant Premanand was a Gujarati saint, and a devotee of Lord Krishna. He belonged to Brahmin community and used to play drums during the puja at the Krishna Temples of Gujarat. He also used to narrate the stories of the gods, goddesses and the great saints using his musical instruments, and he would compose nice […]
Swami Paramananda Saraswati
Swamiji was born in the year 1907, in the town of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu to a Brahmin couple, and his birth name was Jayaraman. After getting educated at his hometown, he served as a teacher in a school, and then he went to Chennai and got an employment in the Central Government. He was an […]
Sant Dharanidas
Dharanidas was born in a low class family in North India in 16th century A.D, and at his younger age itself he became a disciple of Saint DaduDayal and got good education, and was familiar with Hindu Divine texts, and become a saint. After the death of his guru, he fully concentrated his attention on […]