Uncover the absurd tale of fugitive Nithyananda’s fake nation, Kailasa, offering “divine” support to the Dharmasthala temple amid a debunked hoax scandal.

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Nithyananda

Once upon a time, in the shadowy realm of self-proclaimed spiritual empires and ancient temples, a man named Nithyananda, who had fled India in 2019 facing grave charges of rape, sexual assault, and child abduction, created a fictional nation called Kailasa.

He declared it a sovereign Hindu state, equipped with its own flag, currency, and passports, though no honest government recognized it.

From his undisclosed hideout, Nithyananda, styling himself as the “Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism,” kept his followers engaged with daily online posts about teachings and summits, continuing into August 2025.

Scandals marred Nithyananda’s path: a 2010 rape accusation from a disciple that led to his brief arrest, and persistent allegations of abuse alongside pseudoscientific claims like levitation and third-eye healing.

Kailasa

His Kailasa tricked over 30 US cities into phony sister-city pacts before revoking them.

The United Nations dismissed his recognition bids repeatedly.

In April 2025, Bolivian officials arrested 20 Kailasa followers for deceiving indigenous groups into 1,000-year land leases, deeming it land theft, and deporting them to nations like India, the US, Sweden, and China.

However, amid his woes, Nithyananda eyed a chance in the crisis hitting Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala, an 800-year-old Jain-Hindu temple in Karnataka, India.

Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade

Under Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade‘s leadership since 1968, Dharmasthala was famed for its Annadana Seva, which provided free meals to 50,000 daily, and its schools, farms, and aid programs, which attracted 7.5 million visitors yearly.

However, in July 2025, a former sanitation worker, C.N. Chinnayya (Chinnaiah or Chenna), made shocking accusations.

Initially masked, he claimed he buried or burned hundreds of women’s and children’s bodies, alleged rape and murder victims from 1995 to 2014, connecting it to the 2012 unsolved rape-murder of Soujanya near the temple.

He submitted a skull and bones to the authorities, igniting public fury.

The Karnataka government swiftly assembled a Special Investigation Team (SIT).

Excavations at 17 sites yielded no mass graves, only unrelated male bones at two spots.

Chinnayya’s tale unraveled with document inconsistencies, AI-faked videos, and paid witnesses confessing to lies.

His ex-wife labeled him a “habitual liar” driven by greed.

On August 23, 2025, the SIT arrested Chinnayya for perjury and evidence fabrication and held him for 10 days.

This sparked a political uproar: BJP and JD(S) blamed the Congress government for targeting Hindu sites, igniting “Dharmayudh” protests and a “Chalo Dharmasthala” rally.

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi called it a “sponsored attack on the Hindu faith.”

Calls grew for an NIA or Supreme Court-led probe into the conspiracy, potentially involving missionaries or rivals.

YouTuber Sameer MD was charged with disseminating falsehoods.

By August 25, 2025, no proof linked the temple or Heggade, redirecting scrutiny to the hoax’s perpetrators.

Timing his move perfectly, on August 23, 2025, the day of Chinnayya’s arrest, Nithyananda’s Kailasa uploaded a YouTube video: “KAILASA Voices Solidarity Amid Dharmasthala Challenges.”

KAILASA Voices Solidarity Amid Dharmasthala Challenges

It detailed representatives meeting Heggade, presenting the Kailasa flag and a book on their “nation.”

Heggade examined the book, offered namaskaram to Nithyananda’s image, and stated 80% of his troubles were alleviated by Nithyananda’s “divine blessings.”

Kailasa lauded the temple’s work, pledged support for “dharmic” entities, and condemned the claims as unfounded assaults on Hinduism, paralleling their own “persecution” story.

They petitioned Dharmasthala’s justice and broadcast: “Kailasa stands with Dharmasthala. Join us now. Share with all.”

In this blog post, Nithyananda’s “solidarity” was no genuine aid but a cynical ploy for legitimacy, a rape-accused fugitive clinging to a temple vindicated from a hoax, veiling his frauds in “dharma” while politics boiled.

As protests surged and deeper inquiries loomed by August 25, 2025, the temple’s honor held firm.

True wisdom requires no fabricated nations or fugitive blessings; it thrives on unvarnished truth.

Thus, the hunt for the hoax’s masterminds pressed on, reminding all that deceptions inevitably dissolve under the light of facts.