Vallabhacharya:

• Vallabhacharya was born in a Tailai Brahmin family. He was born in 1479 AD. in Champaran, Chattisgadh.
• He followed Vaishnav religion, the religion of his family.
• He did an in-depth study of Vedas, Vedantas, Darshan, Sutras, Dharmshastras, Puranas and history in Banaras.
• He travelled across India to spread his religious ideals.
• He travelled thrice from Rameshwara to Haridwar and from Dwarka to Jagganathpuri for
  spreading the ideals of Pushtimarga.
• During his travels, he also did Kathas (કયા) and Parayana (પારાયણ) of Shrimad Bhagwat. Today
  the places where he did Kathas and Parayanas are known as ‘Baithaks’.
• He believed Lord Brahma as a pure and unbounded soul.
• He also considered Lord Krishna as the only Poorna Purshottam Parbrahma (Parbrahma = God) 
• He believed devotion as the only way to be free from the cycle of birth and death and to attain salvation (મોક્ષ ).
• He said that a person of any religion, caste colour or creed could devote himself to god.
• Thus, Vallabhacharya made a very important contribution in creating awareness in people for the right way of following a religion and bringing them out of superstitions and blind beliefs.
• By doing so, he immensely contributed in the Bhakti movement.