Nityananda to shift base from Bidadi to Tiruvannamalai

Bangalore: A day after undergoing a potency test on a Supreme Court directive, godman Nityananda announced here on Tuesday that he’s moving out of his 20-acre ashram in Bidadi, on the outskirts of Bangalore and settling down in his Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, facility about 204 km away from here.
The decision comes even as the test results are expected on any time soon.They will be submitted to the court in a sealed envelope. It may be recalled the ashram was attacked and set on fire a couple of times since 2010.
On Tuesday morning, Nityananda told his devotees that not just him, the entire team of Nityananda Dhyanapeetham will shift to Tiruvannamalai.
A video clip of his address released to the media showed the godman announcing this decision. He said the decision was taken at a meeting with devotees in Tiruvannamalai.
Nityananda said he would finish his current commitments in a few days, as it would require a few days to make preparations for setting up residence at Tiruvannamalai. “It is not just me who will be moving but the entire team, including accounts, publications, IT and others. The whole team will operate from Tiruvannamalai,” he said.
“Whenever legally required I will come back to Bangalore to attend proceedings. I also wanted to rest after all that has happened and I think Tiruvannamalai is the best place for that. But I will continue to do all the spiritual activities from there,” he said.
Officials at Victoria Hospital, where the potency test was done, said they’re awaiting the results.
“As on Tuesday, the test results haven’t been compiled. We’re hoping to get them by Wednesday,” said Dr T Durganna, medical superintendent, Victoria Hospital.
Police sources said experts at the hospital had taken three samples each of blood and urine and some samples have been sent to National Institute of Virology on Devanahalli Road. “The test results will be ready by Wednesday and will be submitted to the court later,” said a police officer.