Best known representatives include Maha MahaRishi Paranjothiar ( Kundalini Yoga ), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ( Transcendental Meditation ), Sai Baba, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Balyogeshwar ( also known as " Guru Maharaj Ji ", " Maharaji ", and " Prem Rawat ") ( Divine Light Mission ), and Rajneesh ( Sannyasis ).

At first the Maharishi performed common chores but gained trust and became Guru Dev's " personal secretary " and " favored pupil ".

The new movements look up to Swami Vivekananda ; Rabindranath Tagore ; Ramana Maharshi ; Shri Aurobindo ( for his Integral Yoga ); Maharishi Dayananda Saraswati, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ( founder of the modern Hare Krishna movement ); Swami Sivananda, Swami Rama Tirtha ; Narayana Guru, Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi, Paramhansa Yogananda ; Shrii Shrii Anandamurti.

According to Paramahansa Yogananda in his work the Autobiography of a Yogi, it was on the Kumbha Mela in January 1894 at Allahabad that his Guru Sri Yukteswar met Mahavatar Babaji for the first time.

* Khalsa, Guru Fatha Singh, The Essential Gursikh Yogi: The Yoga and Yogis in the Past, Present and Future of Sikh Dharma, Toronto, Monkey Minds Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-9682658-2-6

According to the 1977 case of Malnak v. Yogi, TM teachers were reported to chant and make offerings to a " deified Guru Dev " during the puja ceremony they performed before giving mantras to their students.

* Ruchira Adi Da Samraj Born in the US founded the new Tradition of Adidam, based on Guru Devotee Relationship

In 2007, Ratnam made Guru, a biographical film based on the life of Dhirubhai Ambani, a business magnate from India.

The movie was based on a popular short story of the same name by Guru Prasad Mainali.

The editing of Guru Granth Sahib is done by the official religious body of Sikhs based in Amritsar.

The Reht Maryada ( code of conduct ) is based upon guidelines laid down by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.

Guru Kallyanikutty Amma cleared the mythical mystery behind the name of this dance form and gave it the most convincing explanation based on truth, social and historical evolution, interpreting Mohiniyattam as the dance of a beautiful lady than that of a mythical enchantress from heaven.

Guru gives a particularly detailed and complete picture of Close based on those shared hours.

Nataraja Guru founded Narayana Gurukulam, a worldwide contemplative community based on the teachings of Narayana Guru.

Returning to the United States in 1950 to finish his biography, " Word of the Guru " based on Narayana Guru's life and philosophy, he met World Citizen Garry Davis aboard the S. S. America who was returning from Europe after founding the World Citizenship Movement.

Prejudice based on caste was still rampant during Guru Gobind's time ( 17th century ).

The latest book on him is Ten Years with Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi's Journey by Sathya Saran based on the recollections of his chief scriptwriter and friend.

An Invariant scheme for exact match retrieval based on principal component analysis, Guru, Punitha, Pattern Recognition Letters, Sep, 2003.

Musically, the song is based around a rotation between the G and E minor chords that mimicks " Metal Guru " by the glam rock band T. Rex.

Sikh soldiers brought Bhai Kanhaiya before Guru Gobind Singh Ji, and complained of his action that they considered counterproductive to their struggle on the battlefield.

Sikhism was founded in the 15th century on the teachings of Guru Nanak and the nine successive Sikh Gurus in Northern India.

It is often said that the 1430 pages of the Guru Granth Sahib are all expansions on the Mul Mantra.

See the sacrifice of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadar who on the final desperate and heart-rending pleas of the Kashmiri Pandit, agreed to put up a fight for their right to practise their religion in which he was executed so another religion besides his own could have the freedom to practice there religion against the tyrant moghul empire who were forcing people to accept Islam.

From there on he was known as Guru Nanak so that he could teach the world that there is one God, that all humanity is one, and that religious divisions are man-made.

Guru Nanak Sahib Ji summarized the basis of Sikh lifestyle as: Kirat Karni, Naam Japo and Wand kay Chako, which means work diligently and honestly, meditate on the holy name ( Waheguru ), and share the fruits of labors with others.

The 5th Guru Arjan Dev was martyred by the Mughal ruler Jahangir on 16 May 1606 for refusing to convert to Islam.

The martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji 9th Guru to protect Hindus from religious persecution, in Delhi, on 11 November 1675 AD, is another example of upholding minority religious freedom ; he gave his life to protect the right of Kashmiri Hindus to practice their own religion when they were being forced to convert to Islam by Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor at the time.

The Five Ks, or panj kakaar / kakke, are five articles of faith that all baptized Sikhs ( also called Khalsa Sikhs ) are typically obliged to wear at all times, as commanded by the tenth Sikh Guru, who so ordered on the day of Baisakhi Amrit Sanskar in 1699.

The religious practice was formalised by Guru Gobind Singh on 30 March 1699.

The Rabaab was first used by Bhai Mardana as he accompanied Guru Nanak Dev Ji on his journeys.

Guru Nanak said that over-consumption of food ( Lobh, Greed ) involves a drain on the Earth's resources and thus on life.

After reportedly subduing eight classes of demons and converting the king, Guru Rimpoche moved on to Tibet.

Brunton and his influence on the Masson family form the subject of Masson's autobiographical book My Father's Guru: A Journey Through Spirituality and Disillusion.

Sikhism strongly recognizes the Guru of Sikhism as its Supreme Authority on Earth.

The birthday of Guru Ravidass on Magh Purnima ( February 7 ' 12 ) is celebrated as " Guru Ravidass Jayanti " every year.

In 2007, the Pakistan government announced a plan to set up a university on Sikh religion and culture at Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak.

" The international Guru Nanak University planned at Nankana Sahib would have the best architecture, curricula and research centre on Sikh religion and culture ", Chairman of Pakistan's Evacuee Trust Property Board ( ETPB ), Gen ( Retd ) Zulfikar Ali Khan, said.

In Dasam Granth, Guru Gobind Singh had written three composition on Historical Avtars which include Vishnu Avtar, Brahma Avtar and Rudra Avtar.

* Information on Shri Dattatreya – Datta Guru

* Udipi Sri Krishna Temple housing First Tulsi Mrithika Brindavana ( Mobile ) of Guru Raghavendra in the U. S. is a Hindu temple on May Street

While a few sources say that he worked in a factory for some time most report that in 1941, he became an administrative secretary to the Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math, Swami Brahmananda Saraswati ( also known as Guru Dev ) and took a new name, Bal Brahmachari Mahesh.