I will go by the name of Chandru,
lest Nithyananda may get after me for expressing certain findings and
truths, given his reputation. I belong to a very backward Barber
community. I was fortunate enough to get a university degree in psychology and
a Govt. job with the help of my village land lords and scholarships. I have
recently retired.
In the last 2 years, Nithyananda has
become a master of controversies. I was baffled at his never say die attitude.
I admired his rustic elocution skills and knowledge base. I got an opportunity
to visit his Temple/Ashram near to Shamshabad Airport, Hyderabad, when messages
were circulated by his organizers, announcing that he was visiting and
personally giving blessings in the KALPATARU programme on November 9, 2012. I
was just curious to know and find out for myself the truth behind the Infamous
Incarnation and the nature of his organization. I was asked to report at
2.00PM.
I reached Satamrai village, 4 KM
before Shamshabad, Hyderabad, a bit early, to find out details of the
Temple/Ashram of Nithyananda from the village elders and connected people. I
was told that the Temple on a land of about 4.5 acres was built by a wealthy
and pious lady whom they addressed as Sujata Amma. Sujata Amma owned about 125
acres of land there, and she dedicated a small part of it to her favorite
Goddess Rajarajeshwari, I was told. “She donated or gifted the temple to
Nithyananda about 6 years back and that Nithya had promised the lady and her
family that he would start a free school for poor children and also a Vedic
study center (Veda Patashala). Infact Nithya publicly announced the same during
the ceremonial takeover. Though built by her, it was deemed as their village
Temple. Nithya has let them down badly. He did nothing, except throwing the
existing Brahmin pujari's and replacing them by his Brahmachari's. Their first
act was to install a marble statue of Nithya, in the sanctom sanctorium (
Garbagudi) in front of the Diety of DEVI and fill up the whole space with
Nithya's photos and books, all for sale. Business was started in all
earnestness. The Brahmachari's knew no sloka's nor any mantras. They just kept
the place clean, cleaned and dressed the deity's and performed the aarathi both
morning and evening. Their job was to promote Nithya as an enlightened master
and an Avatar of Shiva. None were familiar with Temple worship. Even now, there
is no one with any knowledge of mantras and temple worship. No one visits the
temple”, said the villagers.
When the Nithya's sex tape was shown
on TV's in 2010, the Temple was attacked by the villagers who wanted to
takeover the same. But the donors family including Sujata Amma restrained the villagers
and assured them that Nithya has promised to return the Temple. Sadly this
never happened. The first thing that Nithya did after coming out of jail was,
to take an injunction from the court, restraining the Donor, her family
members, the village surpanch and village leaders from entering the Temple by
making the usual false allegations of land grabbing against the family members
and village leaders. Sujata Amma died last year, a sad lady not being allowed
to enter the Temple she built for her DEVI. Many villagers have seen her,
parking her car near the main gate of the Temple and paying her respects to her
DEVI from the main gate. The village head says that this is the Nithya Rakshasa
the world should know and they are unanimous in calling Nithya a sexual pervert
and a fraud. Sujata Amma died last year, but not before filing a suit against
Nithya and his trust to cancel the gift deed. I was also told that one
Shailendra and his wife both staunch devotees of Nithya have been appointed as
head of the Temple and are in charge now. They incidentally belong to my
community. I was also told that Nithya targets only the rich for donations to
further his ambitions. Having heard all this from the villagers, I was
apprehensive about attending the programme. But I forced myself to
fulfill the task of understanding Swami Nithya and his ways.
The place is kept clean. The hall in
the basement was used for the programme. We were registered, about 20 of us in
all, by filling a form which states their address in Canada and which has too
many legal clauses (I am enclosing the same) on a payment of Rs1000.00
and invited for a simple lunch. The first dampner was we were told that Nithya
was in Slovakia and he would be available only on a 2 way video connection.
They were quick to add, dont worry about that, Swami transforms into a
KALABHAIRAVA and his energy will be the same. The Temple head and his wife were
assisted by some local devotees. We learned that all instructions are given by
a core group under Swami. It seemed that the group in Hyderabad were the second
circle leaders of Swamy. As expected, before the programme started, there was a
talk in groups about the Divinity of Swami. A story of a snake performing a
puja in Bidadi Ashram was recited. We were also told that the very spirit of
Swami transforms and he no longer is Swami, instead becomes the KALABHAIRAVA.
In this exalted state, He can see your past births, present and future. He has
a capacity for Akashic Readings. Only the chosen ones are blessed to get this
opportunity. I recall, I was told on the phone, please pay in to our A/C in
Kotak Bank as early as possible, we have a capacity for only 45 or 50 and
already 40 are booked. But here the hall was half empty and I paid Rs1000.00 to
become the chosen one. A rich and wealthy lady devotee by name Ramanasri was
in- charge for registrations.
The on-line workshop started and one
Ma Manisha came on the screen. The moment she came on screen there was buzz and
some volunteers said that was from A.P and was now a confidant and
in personal service of Swami and in-charge of workshops. We were given a talk
of health and creation of wealth for sangha and were made to sit with strangers
and had to share personal secrets and guilt with them. I did some sharing with
a young man and confided about my intention of the visit. The young man also
confided saying that he was on the same mission and was carrying a spy
camera.We were made to do a few meditation practices including breathing
exercises. Around 5.00 PM we were introduced to a meditation known as Kundalini
Meditation which was exhaustive and blanks your mind. This was followed by
instructions to blank your mind i.e dropping any thought as it arises in
the mind ( which they call as unclutching) is practiced. All the meditations
and practices prescribed makes your body light and the mind goes blank and
dizzy. In short without realizing you have been mentally conditioned to accept
the larger than life figure who will be shortly presented before you as an
Avatara Pursha or an Incarnation of Shiva or in this case as KALABHAIRAVA.
Having studied psychology I can clearly understand that this is subtle practice
of a cult. I advice the readers to google search "How to form a cult of
you own" and the "Practices of cults". Practices of mental
conditioning, intense fasting, sleep deprivation and then introduction of the
Master as an Incarnation are all commonly adopted
practices by all cults and Nithya is not doing anything new.
During the dinner break I enquired
about the original owners of the Temple. They were not very forthcoming. I
however scratched the information that the earlier in-charge, just before the
sex scandal broke out, was one Mrs Ragini a.k.a Ma Sachitananda, was a close
devotee and secretary of Swami and was closely related to the Donors of the
Temple. It has transpired that she was instrumental in inspiring and fooling
the Land Lady to gift the Temple to Nithya. She is held in high respect for
this act of hers in the Nithya Sangha and by Nithya himself. She now resides in
Bidadi Ashram and is a close first circle member.
Instructions were given that we
should write out only one personal question and KALABHAIRAVA would answer the
same. We could not ask questions on behalf of relations or friends. Ma Manisha
a.k.a Madhavi came on the screen again. She informed, please be prepared for
Swami in the form of KALABHAIRAVA. Don't get scared, he will be full of energy
and possessed by SHIVA himself. We all became a bit tense. We were told Swami
in this form will see through you and if any one with a camera or a recording
device will be immediately noticed by Swami. My new friend got a bit nervous,
but he could do nothing about his spy camera. Finally KALABHAIRAVA jumped on to
the screen. And what a joke it was. Here was KALABHAIRAVA, in full make up. He
wore a tiger printed garment with a garland of small plastic skulls. He put on
a scary make up on his face and stood holding a trishool shivering and shaking
as if possessed by some thing. A better act could have been put up by any
village drama troup. He started answering questions in the style of a possessed
village witch. It was a total let down. It also did not seem like he was in
Slovakia which we were told. One of his Brahmachari later confided that Swami
is hiding and perhaps in Hyderabad only. I asked why and he said that he is
fearing arrest in Tamil Nadu and his position in Karnataka is not tenable due
to a recent court order. So much for KALABHAIRAVA. My friend with the spy
camera smiled and melted away in the darkness.
Everything that happened confirmed one thing - I PAID RS. 1000.00 FOR NITHYANANDA'S FRAUDULENT BLESSINGS AT HYDERABAD
