Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Fugitive Godman Nithyananda Says He Has Been Invited For Pran Pratishtha, Will Attend

Nithyananda, the self-styled Godman and the 'ruler' of Kailasa has claimed that he has received an invite to attend the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on Monday.

According to Nithyananda, who is wanted in several cases including rape, he will attend the Pran Pratishtha.

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Who invited Nithyananda?

"Having been formally invited, the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism, Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam will be attending this grand event," a post on social media read.

Nithyananda further claimed that he was invited by Akila Bharata Hindu Maha Sabha, Salem Tharamangalam Mandal President, Sivakumar.

Thanking Hindu Maha Sabha for the invite, Nithyananda said he was looking forward to attending the Ram Janmabhoomi inauguration and Pran Pratishtha.

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Where is Nithyananda?

It is still unclear how Nithyananda, who is believed to have fled India in 2019 and is currently living in an undisclosed location will attend the Pran Pratishtha.

While his whereabouts are unknown, in December 2019 he had declared the establishment of a Hindu nation called Kailasa, with its own government, passport, Reserve Bank, and currency.

Since then the representatives of his United States of Kailasa have attended global events, including one linked to the UN, claiming that Nithyananda is being "persecuted by anti-Hindu elements" in India.

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Guests invited for Pran Pratishtha

More than 8,000 eminent people from different fields along with saints have been invited for the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony.

Apart from this, Acharyas of all the schools of Indian spirituality, religion, sect, method of worship, traditions, saints, Mahamandaleshwar, Mandaleshwar, Shrimahant, Mahant, Naga of more than 150 traditions, as well as heads of more than 50 tribal, hilly, coastal and island traditions will be present in the ceremony. It is for the first time in the history of India that residents of mountains, forests, coastal areas, islands etc. are participating in such a function at one place.

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People from different traditions including Shaiva, Vaishnav, Shakta, Ganapatya, Patya, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Dashnam Shankar, Ramanand, Ramanuj, Nimbarka, Madhav, Vishnu Nami, Ramsanehi, Ghisapanth, Garibdasi, Gaudiya, Kabirpanthi, Valmiki, Shankardev (Assam), Madhav Dev, Many respected traditions like ISKCON, Ramakrishna Mission, Chinmoy Mission, Bharat Sevashram Sangh, Gayatri Parivar, Anukul Chandra Thakur Tradition, Mahima Samaj of Odisha, Akali, Nirankari, Namdhari (Punjab), Radhasoami and Swaminarayan, Varkari, Veer Shaiva etc. will also attend the ceremony. After the completion of the 'Pran Pratistha' in the sanctum sanctorum, the dignitaries will have the darshan of Ram Lalla.

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