I was physically beaten to die on road🔗

-Sri Nithya Yogamayananda Maharaj

Sri Nithya Yogamayananda grew up in Thanjavur, where he finished high school before becoming a Hindu monk in the Nithyananda Sampradaya (spiritual lineage). As a monk, he took care of several locations in and around his birthplace, belonging to the Nithyananda Sangha.

2010

Sri Nithya Yogamayananda Maharaj shares his story: When the fake video about Swamiji was aired on television channels all over Tamil Nadu, I was 16 years of age. I was a student and writing my final exams. I was just devastated and could not study anymore for my exams. I was worried about my Guru. People around me started uttering abusive things about Swamiji. My family never really have been supportive when it came to me following Swamiji but now it got much worse, to the extent that I was hardly able to handle it. They forced my own people to turn against me! They interfered in my worship, they took everything that had to do with Swamiji and Sanatana Hindu Dharma away from me.

In school during the exams, I got bullied, pushed around and abused; everyone knew who my Guru was and had seen the fake news. They would say things like, ‘You are also going to become a fraud just like your Guru.’ My exams did not go well. I just decided to keep focused on Swamiji and my spiritual practice. No matter what was being said about Swamiji, He is my Guru. This heavy abuse went on continuously. The only thing that kept me going every day was Swamiji's teachings, His books, His videos which gave me strength to face this huge betrayal happening to Swamiji and the people around me.