Introduction to the Devotee List

This is just the first attempt at listing the devotees. There are going to be mistakes. Please inform us of the mistakes so changes can be made in the Devotee List. This web page is over one megabite, so it will take some time to load. Return to this site and check in the future for more features, and additions. To search for a name in this page once it loads, use the search function on your browser

Notice the alterations in the font type to delineate the different fields
Alternative spellings in parentheses

 The Listings are formatted in the following manner:

Initiated name suffix Ashram SM location month yr spouse AGE center State Country

  • Name
  •      Harinama devotee name, or name given by devotee parents.
  •      Alternative spellings are given in parenthesis.
  •      Bhakta and Bhaktins are prefixed with Bh and Bhn.
  • suffix  (gender)
  •      This is assigned as Dasa or Devi, for male and female.
  •      Mothers with devi in their name have it reflected in the name field.
  •      Swamis and Goswamis generally have the no dasa at the end their name, but this is omitted here for facilitation of statistical analysis.
  • Ashram
  •      Due to the changing mode of this data field, please let us know if a mistake has been made.
  •      B = Bramachari or Bramacharini (unmarried)
  •      A = Adikari (married, or divorced but not retired)
  •      V = Vanaprasta (retired having been married)
  •      S = Sannyasi
  • SM (Spiritual Master)
  •      Please see the codes at the following site GURU
  •      Some devotees have more then one Spiritual master listed.
  •      The first initiation is listed first, and if there was a
  •      reinitiation it is listed second.
  • Location of First initiation
  • Month of first initiation
  • Year of first initiation
  • Spouse
  •      In the event of a divorce the current spouse should be the one listed.
  • AGE
  •      This value is formulated from the Bitrthday
  •      If the actual birthday is unknown the the value of
  •      1/1/19xx is used, so there is a margin for error in this value
  •   Center
  •      The primary temple where the devotee worships.
  • City
  • State
  • Country
  •      Special two digit codes are used for Country

Soon to be added will be the websites the devotees have submitted. These will be personal and professional sites. Currently there are over 600 listings, so when this feature will be enacted it will be the largest listing of devotee web sites on the internet.