# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nithyananda-chutiyanandan
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:40:54.246Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nithyananda-chutiyanandan"
name: "Nithyananda Chutiyanandan"
slug: "nithyananda-chutiyanandan"
description: "Nithyananda is an Indian spiritual leader and a self-styled godman. He has been described by several media outlets, including The Daily Telegraph, as a controversial figure and cult leader. He is the founder of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, a trust that owns temples, gurukulas, and ashrams in many countries. He is also the founding head of the micronation of Kailaasa."
tagline: "Indian spiritual leader and founder of a self-proclaimed micronation"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paramahamsa_Nithyananda.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
birthDate: "1978-01-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.27688666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.nithyananda.org"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump