Over 400 devotees of Paramahamsa Nithyananda observed a peaceful protest at Maduravayil in Chennai on 30th July, to express their anguish at the misrepresentation and abuse of their guru and the organization.
Devotees and supporters of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, including ashramites, brahmacharis, sannyasis and sannyasinis, householders and city organizers gathered on the Bangalore Highway in Maduravayil, chanting the moola guru mantra and bearing placards expressing their opinions. In keeping with their guru's appeal to maintain peace, ahimsa and a compassionate approach towards all,the protest was peacful and non-violent.
A flood of emotion and devotion was in the air, as the supporters of Paramahamsa Nithyananda came out in large numbers and spoke out about the recent events which have tarnished the name of Paramahamsa Nithyananda and his organization. Describing his guru as ‘The brightest promise for Hinduism today’, a devotee Sri Ramanathan observed that the smear campaign against Paramahamsa Nithyananda was an abuse of the sacred Vedic tradition which the young guru upholds.
A sannyasini of the ashram, Ma Nithya Preetananda, also observed that it is each person’s right to follow the faith and lifestyle of their choice, and said that the disrespect suffered by the sannyasinis of the Nithyananda order has been a direct disrespect of the sannyas parampara.
The protest, which drew the attention of the public as well as the media, was aimed at raising general awareness about the untold side of the Nithyananda saga and the unwarranted religious persecution undergone by Paramahamsa Nithyananda and his organization in recent months.
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