People said by themselves or by their followers to be an avatar. This list is ordered by year of birth. In Hinduism, an Avatar is defined as the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of an Immortal Being, or of the Ultimate Supreme Being. ...

• Rama accepted as an avatar by most Hindus
• Krishna explicitly claimed to be an avatar according to the Bhagavad Gita which is accepted by most Hindus
• Chaitanya (1486 - 1534) is claimed to be an avatar of Krishna by the Gaudiya Vaishnavism denomination
• Shirdi Sai Baba (18??-1918) some of his followers believed him to be an avatar of Dattatreya
• Meher Baba (1894- 1969)
• Sathya Sai Baba (born circa 1926-1929) claims to be an avatar of Shiva, Shakti and Krishna
• Adi Da (1939- ) claims to be the Kalki avatar
• Samael Aun Weor (1917 - 1977) claimed as the real Kalki Avatar and Buddha Maitreya
• Narayani Amma claimed as the real Narayani Avatar]
• Mother Meera (1960-) claims to be an Avatar of Adipara- Shakti

This article is about a Hindu incarnation of God (i. ... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ... Lord Krishna Krishna (kṛṣṇa, Sanskrit for black), is, according to common Hindu tradition, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ... Bhagavad Gīta भगवद्गीता, composed ca the fifth - second centuries BC, is part of the epic poem Mahabharata, located in the Bhisma-Parva chapters 23–40. ... Deities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (right) and Sri Nityananda (left) at Radha-Krishna temple in Radhadesh, Belgium Caitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Chaitanya) (1486 - 1534), was an ascetic Hindu monk and social reformer in 16th century Bengal, India (present-day West Bengal and Bangladesh). ... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies of poisoning. ... Events May 10 - Jacques Cartier explores Newfoundland while searching for the Northwest Passage. ... Gaudiya Vaishnavism is a sect of Hinduism, meaning Bengal Vaishnavism that was founded by Chaitanya. ... This article is about the original, turn of the century Shirdi Sai Baba from Bombay state (now Maharashtra). ... In the Natha tradition, Dattatreya is recognized as an Avatar or incarnation of the Lord Shiva and as the Adi-Guru (First Teacher) of the Adi-Nath sampradaya of the Nathas. ... Meher Baba was born Merwan Sheriar Irani, February 25, 1894 in Poona (now Pune), Maharashtra, India, and died January 31st, 1969, in Pimplegaon, Maharashtra, India, a small town not far from Ahmednagar, where his samadhi (tomb-shrine) has become a place of pilgrimage. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Sathya Sai Baba Sathya Sai Baba (born Sathya Narayana Raju with the family name Ratnakaram, circa 1926-1929) is a popular, controversial Indian guru who has millions of followers and hundreds of Sathya Sai Baba groups in many countries. ... For the Jewish ritual of mourning, see Shivah. ... This article is about the Hindu religious concept. ... Lord Krishna Krishna (kṛṣṇa, Sanskrit for black), is, according to common Hindu tradition, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ... Adi Da Samraj (born Franklin Albert Jones, at 11:21 A.M., on November 3, 1939 in Jamaica, New York) is a highly controversial modern spiritual teacher and religious guru and the founder of the new religious movement known as Adidam. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Kalki Avatara statue In Hindu traditions, Kalki (also rendered by some as Kalkin and Kalaki) is the name of the tenth and final Maha Avatara (Great Avatar) of Vishnu the Preserver, who will come to end the current Kali Yuga, (The Age of Darkness and Destruction). ... Samael Aun Weor (1917-1977), born Victor Manuel Gomez Rodriguez, was a Colombian neo-Gnostic. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... A Kalki Avatara statue In Hindu traditions, Kalki (also rendered by some as Kalkin and Kalaki) is the name of the tenth and final Maha Avatara (Great Avatar) of Vishnu the Preserver, who will come to end the current Kali Yuga, (The Age of Darkness and Destruction). ... In Buddhism, Maitreya Buddha is the future Buddha. ... Narayani Zone of Nepal borders India on the south. ... Mother Meera is believed by some to be a living incarnation of Shakti, the creatrix incarnation of the Hindu Devi (Mother Goddess). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the Hindu religious concept. ...

See also

• Harry Palmer (Avatar)
• List of messiah claimants
• List of self-proclaimed deities