Nithyananda (also called Paramahamsa Nithyananda, born 13 March 1977 in Tiruvannamalai, India) is a self-styled Hindu Swami from Tamil Nadu and is the founder of a trust Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, which has temples, gurukulas, and ashrams across many countries.Nithyananda has been subject to widespread negative reception, having broadcast a range of nonsensical pseudoscientific claims over his spiritual sessions.
He has been also facing prosecution on charges of rape and child abuse.