Sri Ramananda Ray was the Viceroy of the Rajamahendri(present day Rajahmundry of Andhra Pradesh at the bank of river Godavari),Godavari Province of Kalinga-Utkala Empire(MedievalOrissa) under the Emperor Gajapati Sri Prataparudra Dev. He was born in early 14th century at Cuttack in a noted Oriya Kayastha/Karana family. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was setting out on his tour of South India, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya especially requested him to meet Ramananda Raya.