21st-century Hindu religious leaders

Jagadish "Jaggi" Vasudev (born 3 September 1957), also known as Sadhguru, is an Indian guru and founder of the Isha Foundation, based in Coimbatore, India. The foundation, established in 1992, operates an ashram and yoga centre that carries out educational and spiritual activities. Sadhguru has been teaching yoga since 1982. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers ''Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy and Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny'', and a frequent speaker at international forums.

Indian spiritual master

Spiritual leader

Indian spiritual leader and guru

Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya (born Giridhar Mishra on 14 January 1950) is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, educator, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright and Katha artist based in Chitrakoot, India. He is one of four incumbent Jagadguru Ramanandacharyas, and has held this title since 1988.

Ramdev (born Ram Kisan Yadav between 1965 and 1975), also known with the prefix Baba, is an Indian yoga guru and businessman. He is primarily known for being a proponent of yoga and ayurveda in India. Ramdev has been organizing and conducting large yoga camps since 2002 and broadcasting his yoga sessions on various Indian TV channels. He co-founded Patanjali Ayurved and Patanjali Yogpeeth with his colleague Balkrishna in 2006.

Indian saint (1907–2019)

Nithyananda (born Arunachalam Rajasekaran; 1 January 1978) is an Indian spiritual leader and a self-styled godman. He has been described by several media outlets, including The Daily Telegraph, as a controversial figure and cult leader. He is the founder of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, a trust that owns temples, gurukulas, and ashrams in many countries. He is also the founding head of the micronation of Kailaasa.

Indian Sadhu (1929-2020)

Vishwananda (born '''Mahadeosingh 'Visham' Komalram in 1978), known to followers as Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda' (), is a Mauritian neo-Hindu religious leader. He is the founder of Bhakti Marga, a neo-Hindu organization. His main ashram is in the small village of Springen (Heidenrod) in the Taunus, and teaches his own version of kriya yoga called Atma Kriya Yoga''.

Indian mystic living in Germany

Indian philosopher

Kriyananda (born James Donald Walters; May 19, 1926 – April 21, 2013) was an American Hindu religious leader, yoga guru, meditation teacher, musician, and author. He was a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and founder of the spiritual movement named "Ananda". He wrote numerous songs and dozens of books. According to the LA Times, the main themes of his work were compassion and humility, but he was a controversial figure. Kriyananda and Ananda were sued for copyright issues, sexual harassment, and later, for alleged fraud and labor-law violations.

Shankaracharya of jyotirmath and dwarka sharda math

hindu pontiff (1935–2018)

Hindu spiritual leader and president of the Swaminayan organization (1921-2016)

Premanand Govind Sharan popularly known as Premanand Maharaj is an Indian Hindu spiritual guru, saint, and philosopher. He is a worshipper of Radha Krishna. His Ashram is Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj in Vrindavan. He has gained an iconic social media presence due to his aversion to publicity and refusal to treat his celebrity devotees differently from others.

master yogi, author, builder, commentator of Indian spiritual tradition (1923-2018)

spiritual leader

Chief of the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas and Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra

Hindu guru, successor of Paramahamsa Satyananda

Hindu guru

Indian scholar

Ranjitha is an Indian former actress who appeared in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films during her career. Since 2023, she is known to be serving as the Prime Minister of Kailaasa, a self-proclaimed micronation promoted by Nithyananda.

Indian Gaudiya Vaishnava spiritual leader, scientist, writer and poet (1937–2006)

Indian monk

Indian writer, Indian Sage, Indian Philosopher, Yoga Guru (1911-2006)

Indian guru

Amma Sri Karunamayi (born 24 October 1958) is a Hindu spiritual leader. Sri Karunamayi travels internationally promoting global peace and meditation.

The 6th successor of Swaminarayan and the guru of the BAPS organization

Indian guru

Indian Hindu guru

Indian religious leader (1946-2019)

Hindu pontiff