Nithyananda (नित्यानंद)

Bhaktamal | Nithyananda
Real Name - Arunachalam Rajasekaran
Other Name - Nithyananda Swamiji
Aradhya - Bhagwan Shiv
Guru - Yogiraj Yogananda Puri, Mahavatar Babaji
Birth Date - 1 January 1978
Birth Place - Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
Marital Status - Unmarried
Language - Sanskrit, Tamil, English, Hindi
Father - Arunachalam
Mother - Lokanayaki
Philosophy - Advaita Vedanta
Founder - Nithyananda DhyanapeetamNithyananda is an Indian Hindu guru and a self-styled godman. Nithyananda was recognized as one of the "100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People" by Watkins' Mind Body Spirit magazine. In February 2013, the title of Mahamandaleshwar was conferred on Nithyananda in a closed ceremony by the Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara.

Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, a religious organisation founded by Nithyananda, hosts cultural events in United States as well as India. They hold two Guinness World Records: one for the largest rope yoga class, and one for the largest pole yoga (mallakhamba) class.

In 2020, he announced the founding of his own self-proclaimed island nation called Kailaasa. Nithyananda has given discourses on various scriptures like Brahma Sutras, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Shiva Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita.