Nityananda (
Bangla: শ্রী নিত্যানন্দ) (b 1474 CE), a
Vaishnava saint, is famous as a primary religious figure within the
Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of
Bengal. Nityananda was
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's friend & disciple. They are often mentioned together as Gaura-Nitai (Gaura, "golden one", referring to Chaitanya, Nitai being a shortened form of Nityananda) or Nimai-Nitai (Nimai being another name of Chaitanya). Followers often refer to Nityananda as 'Sri Nityananda', 'Prabhu Nityananda' or 'Nityananda
Rama'.
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