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February 18, 1486
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Indian monk and saint (died 1534)
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, born Vishvambhara Mishra, was an Indian Hindu saint from Bengal and the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krishna with bhajan-kirtan and dance had a profound effect on Vaishnavism in Bengal.