Charanadasi

Vaishnava ascetic sect founded by the
reformer-saint Charanadas (1733–1782
C.E.). Charanadas formed his own community as a protest against the corruption of the Pushti Marg, the religious
community founded by Vallabhacharya
(1479–1531 C.E.) whose members are
devotees (bhakta) of the god Krishna.
Like the Pushti Marg, the Charanadasis
are Vaishnavas, but their patron deity is
not Krishna alone, but also his consort,
Radha. The Charanadasis have stressed
both learning and an upright way of
life. Their main center is in Delhi, as is
the samadhi shrine of Charanadas,
their founder.