We were Arrested for Worshipping our Deities
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- Ma Nithya Deepikananda Swami
Ma Deepika has survived violent attacks by mobs and was physically abused by police multiple times. A female monk 'manhandled' by the very institutions meant to defend and protect her rights as a woman.
I am Ma Nithya Deepikananda Swami. My pre-monastic name was V. Devi. I finished my degree in Bank Management in Chennai prior to coming to the Aadheenam. I learned about Swamiji ten years ago through a family friend. I attended a two day program that was conducted by a Nithyananda Acharya in Chennai.
I was attending a large book exhibition in Chennai. I was excited to find out that His Divine Holiness was also there. I rushed to see Him. I just knew I found what I was looking for and I felt complete within. I joined the ashram about 4 months after the exhibition and very soon after that I received initiation into sanyas in the Nithyananda Sanyas Order.