 There is no formal canonization process in Hinduism, but over time, many men and women have reached the status of saints among their followers and among Hindus in general.Unlike in Christianity, Hinduism does not canonize people as saints after death, but they can be accepted as saints during their lifetime.Hindu saints have often renounced the world, and are variously called gurus, sadhus, rishis, devarishis, rajarshis, saptarishis, brahmarshis, swamis, pundits, purohits, pujaris, acharyas, pravaras, yogis, yoginis, and other names.