Advaita gosvamis of Santipur and the Nityananda line of Khardah

Hereditary gosvami lines, Gaudiya Vaishnava

Santipur, Nadia, West Bengal

Hereditary gosvami families that historically held disciples: the descendants of Advaita Acharya at Santipur and of Nityananda at Khardah.

How a family belongs

Family and personal discipleship to a gosvami household.

Lines

  • Advaita line, Santipur
  • Nityananda line, Khardah

Sources

Confidence: medium. Last checked November 2026. Heads, courts and websites change, so entries are checked again every year.

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