Kailaasa is a micronation founded by Hindu guru Nithyananda in December 2019. Nithyananda, who has been described as leading a cult,[1][2][3] claimed that he had created a new "Hindu nation" microstate, and claims that Kailaasa is the world's only sovereign Hindu nation. Kailaasa has been variously described as an internationally dispersed network of non-governmental organisations, a fictional or fake country, and a scam or con.
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