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Other Hindu and Hindu-derived contexts India and New York, USA · 1981
Muktananda / SYDA: archival allegations and a pending civil action
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A research dossier separating historical reporting and former-member accounts from a 2023 New York civil complaint against the SYDA Foundation. A complaint records allegations, not findings; publication as a finding awaits the proceeding’s disposition and stronger archival sourcing.
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