Mahanam Sampradaya

Mahanam Sampradaya
Bengali: মহানাম সম্প্রদায়
	Prabhu Jagadbandhu considered avatar by Mahanam Sampradaya
Formation	1891 as movement
Founder	Prabhu Jagadbandhu (inspirator); Sripad Mahendraji (organisator)
Founded at	Bengal, British India
Type	Hindu denomination ; Religious organization
Purpose	Educational, philanthropic, religious studies, spirituality
Headquarters	Mahaudharon Math, Maniktala, Kolkata, India ; Sri Angan, Faridpur, Bangladesh
Location	ashrams/temples, dispensary, medical camps, schools;
Area served	India & Bangladesh
Membership	more than 1 million
Official languages	Bengali
Previous head	Mahanambrata Brahmachari
Current head (India)	Upashak Bandhu Bhramachariji
Current head (Bangladesh)	Kanti Bandhu Bhramachariji
Key people	Mahanambrata Brahmachari
Affiliations	Vaishnavism
Website	mahanam.org

Mahanam Sampradaya (Bengali: মহানাম সম্প্রদায়) is a Krishnaite revival movement founded in the last decade of the 19th century within Bengali Vaishnavism in the Bengal Presidency of colonial British India and spiritually inspired by Prabhu Jagadbandhu. As tradition-sampradaya and institution it was formed in early 20th century by Sripad Mahendraji Presently followers of Mahanam Sampraday are centered in West Bengal, India and throughout Bangladesh. Radha Krishna, Gaur Nitai and Prabhu Jagadbandhu are the chief deities worshiped by the Mahanam Sampradaya.

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