He says, 'Vedas are like a pure science, where the ultimate truths are explained, but Agamas are the scriptures where the applied technology, the applied science is expanded.' Fluent in both Tamil and English, he has given discourses on various scriptures like Brahma Sutras, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Shiva Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita. Nithyananda's teachings are predominantly rooted in the Vedas and Agamas.

They hold two Guinness World Records: one for the largest rope yoga class, and one for the largest pole yoga ( mallakhamba) class. Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, a religious organisation founded by Nithyananda, hosts cultural events in United States as well as India. Ĭoronation as Mahamandaleshwar at Kumbh Mela 2013 In February 2013, the title of Mahamandaleshwar was conferred on Nithyananda in a closed ceremony by the Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara. Also in 2012, Nithyananda was appointed the 293rd pontiff of Madurai Adheenam. In 2012, Nithyananda was recognized as one of the '100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People' by Watkins' Mind Body Spirit magazine. In 2007, Nithyananda was elected chairman of Florida-based Hindu University of America. In 2003, he started his ashram Dhyanapeetam in Bidadi near Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He says that this name was given to him by Mahavatar Babaji in a mystical experience during his monastic wandering days in the Himalayas. In 2002 (age 24), he began his public life under the name Nithyananda. He claims to have had powerful spiritual experiences from age 12 and to have experienced full enlightenment at 22. He was first noticed at the age of three by Yogiraj Yogananda Puri.

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