The Evolution of Nithyananda

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In the late 2000s, at that point he's opened ashrams or camps across the world. A lot of people are from various different backgrounds and looking for a higher purpose. There's no single message that he was after, but essentially Hindu teachings, yoga, meditation and enlightenment. It all starts with a sex tape in 2010 which shocked devotees because they were thinking of him as someone who is showing them enlightenment.

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This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Amina Al-Sadi and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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