Self-proclaimed godman Nithyananda, who fled India in 2019 amid serious allegations including child abduction and sexual abuse, has been living in exile ever since. Over the years, he made bold ...

The United States of Kailasa, led by fugitive Swami Nithyananda, claims to be a sovereign Hindu nation with its own currency and passports. However, 20 of its followers were arrested in Bolivia ...

Nithyananda fled India in 2019, leaving behind a sprawling religious empire, after being accused of child abduction, sexual assault and abuse, and claimed to have founded the nation of 'Kailasa ...

The guru known as Swami Nithyananda after appearing at his bail hearing near Bengaluru, India, in 2012. A fugitive holy man, he has claimed miracle powers.Credit...Manjunath Kiran/Agence France ...

As many as 20 representatives of the 'country' were arrested. Self-styled godman Nithyananda fled India in 2019, leaving behind a sprawling religious empire, after being accused of child abduction ...

The Bolivian government accused representatives of ‘Kailasa,’ the fake nation founded by fugitive godman Nithyananda, of "land trafficking" after they negotiated 1,000-year leases with ...

Self-proclaimed godman Nithyananda, who fled India in 2019 amid serious allegations including child abduction and sexual abuse, has been living in exile ever since. Over the years, he made bold ...

The movement's origins trace to 2019 when Swami Nithyananda, who styles himself as 'His Divine Holiness, the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism,' escaped India whilst facing serious criminal allegations.