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Alambazar Math, 1896 (farewell to Swami Abhedananda leaving for the US) (from left) standing: Swami Adbhutananda, Swami Yogananda, Swami Abhedananda, Swami Trigunatitananda, Swami Turiyananda, Swami Nirmalananda, and Swami Niranjanananda(The Senior); sitting: Swami Subodhananda, Brahmananda (on chair), and Akhandananda

Ramakrishna Paramhansa Deva had sixteen direct disciples (other than Swami Vivekananda) who became monks of the Ramakrishna Order; they are often considered his apostles. In the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda movement, the apostles have played an important role. Apart from Swami Vivekananda, the direct disciples or apostles of Ramakrishna were as follows.