Kailasa, the fictional country with which a group of false Hindu monks attempted to appropriate half a million indigenous hectares in Bolivia

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Bolivia’s authorities are investigating alleged Hindu gurus who have deceived indigenous communities to appropriate their lands. Reports show that indigenous leaders of the Amazonian peoples Cayubaba, Baure and Essa Ejja were reportedly contacted by emissaries of this fictitious country known as the United States of Kailasa. This alleged Hindu nation is located on an island in northern South America and would be led by a guru named Nithyananda P…