Representatives of the self-declared nation "Kailasa," founded by controversial godman Nithyananda, describe it as the world's first independent nation for Hindus.

Pedro Guasico, a leader of one of the indigenous groups called the Baure, says that their contact with ‘Kailasa’ representatives began in 2024 after they offered help with forest fires.

At least 20 people associated with Kailasa were reportedly arrested last week in connection with the land-grabbing charges.

As many as 20 representatives of the 'country' were arrested. Self-styled godman Nithyananda fled India in 2019, leaving behind a sprawling religious empire, after being accused of child abduction ...

Nithyananda's Kailasa claimed it to be a sovereign ... irrespective of race, gender, sect, caste, or creed, where they can peacefully live and express their spirituality, arts, and culture free ...