Nithyananda  

Responding to reports on Nithyananda's alleged nation, the embassy said that Ecuador is a sovereign and independent republic and not a res nullius (nobody’s land) where any national or foreign adventurer can act outside the law.

Self-styled godman Nithyananda who fled India recently after a rape case has  now started his own nation after purchasing the private island from Ecuador

The Nithyananda followers were arrested on November 20 for allegedly kidnapping and keeping children in wrongful confinement.
 

The Gujarat high court has stated that if the police fail to produce the victims Lopamudra Janardhana Sharma (21) and Nandita (18) before November 26, action would be taken. The question now is: where is Nithyananda?
 

‘I asked the sun not to come out till I finish the flag hoisting,’ said controversial godman Nithyananda

Nithyananda of Bidadi Ashram in Bengaluru said that he stopped sun from rising for 40 minutes.

Two frogs - Varuna and Varsha - were made to marry each other in Udupi, Karnataka, in a ritual that is expected to bring in rainfall.

In a video clip, Nityananda, a preacher with an ashram in Bidadi, near Bengaluru, wears a new look and spouts outlandish promises for an audience that is heard cheering and praising wildly.