Role and Contributions in Northern India and Other Sampradayas
Gopala Bhatta Goswami, was born a Vadakalai Iyengar, who was one of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan in Chaitanya Vaishnavism/Hare Krishna, and a highly revered Guru in ISKCON. He was born in Srirangam, to Venkata Bhatta. Although belonging to the Ramanuja(Shrivaishnav) Sampradaya, he was one of the foremost disciples to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He is famous for establishing the Radha-Ramana Temple in Vrindavan.
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