Saints by Deities

• Sri Ramananda (14th - 15th Century CE): Founder of Ramananda sampradaya who worship Sri Rama.

• Sri Tulsidas (1532 - 1623 CE) (Rajapur): Composed Ramcharitmanas in Avadhi describing the life of Sri Rama.

• Sri Samartha Ramdas (1608 - 1682 CE) (Jamb): Composed Dasabodha, a text dealing with various aspects of spiritual life.

• Sri Bhadrachala Ramadasu (1620 - 1688 CE) (Nelakondapalli): Composed many devotional songs of Sri Rama in Telegu known as Ramadasu Keertanalu.

• Sri Thyagaraja (1767 - 1847 CE) (Tiruvarur): One of the Trinity of Carnatic music, who composed many devotional songs of Sri Rama in Telegu.

• Sri Madhvacharya (1238 - 1317 CE) (Udupi): Exponent of the philosophy of Dvaita Vedanta and founder of the Udupi Mutt.

• Sri Namdev (1270 - 1350 CE) (Narsi): Tradition of Maharashtrian Saints who are ardent devotees of Lord Panduranga.

• Sri Jnaneshwar (1275 - 1296 CE) (Apegaon): Tradition of Maharashtrian Saints as well as Yogi of Nath tradition; Composed Dyaneshwari and Amrutanubhav.

• Sri Narsi Mehta (1414 - 1481 CE) (Gopnath) (1414 - 1488 CE): An ardent devotee of Sri Krishna who composed the famous bhajan "Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye".

• Sri Sankara Deva (1449 - 1568 CE) (Alipukhuri) (1449 - 1568 CE): Exponent of the philosophy of Ekasarana Dharma which is based on devotion to Sri Krishna.

• Sri Surdas (1478 - 1573 CE) (Sihi): An ardent devotee of Sri Krishna who composed Sur Sagar, a collection of melodious songs on Sri Krishna.

• Sri Vallabhacharya (1479 - 1531 CE) (Champaram): Exponent of the philosophy of Shuddha Advaita Vedanta and believed to have got the vision of Srinathji of Nathadwara.

• Sri Purandara Dasa (1484 - 1564 CE) (Purandaragada) (1484 - 1564 CE): Tradition of Haridasas of Karnataka who is called as the grandfather of Carnatic music.

• Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 - 1534 CE) (Nabadwip): Exponent of the philosophy of Achintya Bheda-Abheda; a pillar of Gaudiya Vaishnavism who popularised the chanting of Hare Krishna Maha Mantra.

• Sri Meerabai (1497 - 1557 CE) (Merta): An ardent devotee of Sri Krishna who considered the Lord as her husband; composed hundreds of bhajans of Sri Krishna which are popularly known as Meera bhajans.

• Sri Eknath (1533 - 1599 CE) (Paithan): Tradition of Maharashtrian Saints who composed Eknath Bhagavatam, a commentary on Srimad Bhagavatam.

• Sri Tukaram (1598 - 1650 CE) (Paithan): Tradition of Maharashtrian Saints who composed Abhangs glorifying Sri Panduranga.

• Alvars (5th - 9th Century) (Various Places): Alvars (literally meaning those immersed in God) were poet-saints of Tamil Nadu whose lives embodied ecstatic devotion towards Lord Vishnu. They sang divine hymns praising the 108 sacred shrines of Lord Vishnu which are called the Divya Desams. The collection of their divine hymns are known as the Divya Prabandha.

• Sri Nathamuni (823 – 951 CE) (Viranarayanapura)

• Sri Thirukachi Nambi (1009 - ? CE) (Poonamallee)

• Sri Ramanujacharya (1017 - 1137 CE) (Sriperumbudur)

• Sri Vedanta Desika (1268 - 1369 CE) (Thooppul)

• Sri Manavala Mamunigal (1370 - 1443 CE) (Alwarthirunagiri)

• Sri Annamacharya (1408 - 1503 CE) (Tallapaka)

• Sri Pothana (1450 - 1510 CE) (Bammera)

• Sri Doddacharya (1543 - 1607 CE?) (Sholingur)

• Sri Raghavendra Swamy (1581 - 1671 CE) (Bhuvanagiri)

• Nayanmars (5th - 9th Century) (Various Places): Nayanmars were saints mostly from Tamil Nadu whose lives embodied deep devotion towards Lord Shiva. They sang divine hymns praising the 176 sacred shrines of Lord Shiva which are called the Paadal Petra Sthalams. The collection of their divine hymns are known as Thevarams. Their lives are recorded in the book Periya Puranam.

• Sri Abhinavagupta (950 – 1016 CE) (Kashmir)

• Sri Akka Mahadevi (1130 - 1160 CE) (Udutadi)

• Sri Basava (1131 - 1167 CE) (Basavana Bagewadi)

• Sri Sekkizhar (12th Century CE) (Kundrathur): Compiled the Periya Puranam

• Sri Bhaskararaya Makhin (1690 – 1785 CE) (Hyderabad): Devotee of Devi Lalita Tripurasundari (Sri Vidya)

• Sri Ramprasad (1723 - 1775 CE) (Halishahar): Devotee of Devi Kali

• Sri Shyama Shastri (1762 - 1827 CE) (Tiruvarur): Trinity of Carnatic music. Devotee of Devi Kamakshi.

• Sri Kamalakanta (1769 - 1821 CE) (Bardhaman): Devotee of Devi Kali

• Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836 - 1886 CE) (Kamarpukur): Devotee of Devi Kali and other sadhanas

• Sri Bamakhepa (1837 - 1911 CE) (Rampurhat): Devotee of Devi Tara

• Sri Gaudapada (7th Century CE): Guru of Govindapada.

• Sri Govindapada: Guru of Adi Shankara.

• Sri Adi Shankaracharya (788 - 820 CE?) (Kaladi): Advaita Vedanta.

• Sri Sureshvara (9th Century CE): Disciple of Adi Shankara. Shringeri Mutt - South.

• Sri Padmapada (Sanandana) (9th Century CE): Disciple of Adi Shankara. Dwaraka Matha - West.

• Sri Hastamalaka (9th Century CE): Disciple of Adi Shankara. Govardhana Matha - East.

• Sri Totaka (9th Century CE): Disciple of Adi Shankara. Jyotir Matha - North.

• Sri Abhinavagupta (950 – 1016 CE) (Kashmir): Kashmir Shaivism.

• Sri Narayana Guru (Chempazhanthy) (1856 - 1928 CE): Atmopadesa Satakam.

• Sri Swami Vivekananda (1863 - 1902 CE) (Kolkata): Practical Vedanta.

• Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879 - 1950 CE) (Thirucuzhi): Aatma Vichara.

• Sri Shyama Charan Lahiri (Ghurni) (1828 – 1895 CE)

• Sri Paramahamsha Yogananda (Gorakhpur) (1893 – 1952 CE)

• Sri Kabir Das (Varanasi) (1398 - 1518 CE)

• Sri Shirdi Sai Baba (Pathri?) (1838 - 1918 CE)