Saints

A Saint is considered to be an "Avatar," which means incarnation of God.A Saint is a messenger of the God and has a divine specific power delegated to him by the God. A Saint has a developed "Kundalini"(The power of telepathy and intuition) so that he can read the minds of any living being and also he can forsee and predict the future.

Hindus believe that Saints have spiritual development to the extent where they can bless disciples to get "Moksha" ie liberation after the death.Also they can grant the disciples an access to spiritual states either in this life, or after the death.Saints can give "Darshan" (a transfer of divine effect or spiritual power  to disciple via glance,a touch or mantra). In some cases Saints appear in disciple's dreams called " Sakshatkaar" and teach  special Mantras to their dissiplesIndia is blessed with many of such saints.

Gurus

In general term a Guru is a teacher, and Guru means "heavy" in Sanskrit. Thus the role of the guru is full of weight ,andit is very important for a followers.A right Guru can form a disciple's spiritual destiny. A Guru has a big treasure of knowledge and a  power of oration. a Guru introduces us with the importance and sanctity of our religion.A Guru introduces us with the Soul within ourselves..A Guru sacrifices his whole life for the welfare of followers.without expecting any materialistic returns..Without a Guru,the life of a person is not complete.India is blessed with  many such Gurus.

The tradition of accepting and following a guru is maximum adopted in Hindus .There are different type of followers.While some sacrifice years with their Guru.Some meet the Guru only once in the whole life. Some see the Guru only in visions and dreams.Some see through biographies (Guru Charitra)or pictures of the Guru.