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Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya,[2][note 1] was an Indian Hindu mystic and religious leader who lived in 19th-century Bengal.[3] Ramakrishna approached his religious life through the path of devotion to the Goddess Kali, and by observance of various elements from Tantra, Vaishnav Bhakti, and Advaita Vedanta, as well as experiences with Christianity and Islam.[4] After earnest practice of various religious traditions, he held that the world's religions represented "so many paths to reach one and the same goal".[5] His followers came to regard him as an avatara, or divine incarnation, as did some of the prominent Hindu scholars of his day.