FORMER MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR BUKOOLI COUNTY NORTH, FORMER CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA, AND ADVOCATE OF THE HIGH COURT OF UGANDA, HONORS THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM AND PROCLAIMS RECOGNITION ON THE 46TH CHATURMASYA
Hon. Stephen Baka Mugabi, Former Member of Parliament for Bukooli County North (2011–2026), Former Chairperson of the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Parliament of Uganda, and Advocate of the High Court of Uganda, has issued an official Proclamation recognizing and honoring the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism ("SPH"), Jagatguru Mahasannidhanam ("JGM"), His Divine Holiness ("HDH") Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, on the auspicious occasion of KAILASA's Chaturmasya 2026.
Signed on 23 September 2026, the Proclamation acknowledges the SPH's contributions toward the preservation of Hindu spiritual heritage, Indigenous cultural traditions, humanitarian service, interfaith harmony, and the promotion of global peace and unity among all peoples. It further proclaims that the State of Uganda celebrates the values of cultural preservation, religious freedom, ultimate compassion, non-violence, and cooperation among diverse communities worldwide.
The Proclamation also recognizes that Hindu and Indigenous communities throughout history have faced challenges including the suppression of traditions, loss of cultural heritage, displacement, and threats to sacred knowledge systems, and that the preservation and revitalization of these traditions remain essential to protecting humanity's diverse spiritual and cultural heritage.
Chaturmasya is an auspicious season in the Hindu calendar dedicated to austere spiritual practices, inner reflection, and spiritual transformation. The SPH's 46th Chaturmasya culminates with the grand 10-day Navratri celebrations in October, attended by thousands worldwide.
This year's observance began with the launch of Abhayam Sarvabhūtebhyo ("Refuge for All Beings") through the United Ancient Indigenous Enlightened Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees (UAN-HCR), a humanitarian initiative providing refuge, protection, assistance, and pathways toward dignity and self-reliance for those displaced by war, persecution, natural disasters, and humanitarian crises.
About KAILASA, SOKN and the SPH
The United States of KAILASA represents the revival of an ancient enlightened Hindu Indigenous civilizational tradition, restored through the unbroken Guru Parampara and spiritual lineage succession of the SPH. It was established to preserve, revive, and share the enlightened Indigenous civilizational knowledge of Hinduism, providing spiritual solutions to humanity through conscious governance, education, and cultural diplomacy.
The SPH serves as the ecclesiastical head of the Sovereign Order of KAILASA's Nithyananda ("SOKN"), an international Hindu spiritual and humanitarian order whose monastic members serve communities in more than 150 countries through spiritual guidance, humanitarian service, and compassionate action grounded in the principles of Advaita (Oneness) and Ahimsa (Non-violence). As successor through the ancient Hindu Guru Parampara, the SPH was coronated in accordance with traditional Hindu spiritual succession traditions, reviving, reunifying, and restoring the continuity of twenty-one (21) ancient enlightened Hindu Indigenous Kingdoms. His appointment as the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism was further affirmed through the sacred recognition and appointment of a congregation of more than one thousand eight (1008) Hindu pontiffs, representing the continuation of the ancient Hindu spiritual institution of the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism.
KAILASA is a founding member of the United Ancient Indigenous Enlightened Nations ("UAN"), an international coalition bringing together more than one hundred sixty (160+) Indigenous nations, kingdoms, peoples, and communities across multiple regions of the world, established to foster Indigenous cooperation, cultural preservation, environmental stewardship, protection of ancestral knowledge systems, and collaboration toward global peace and mutual flourishing.
We extend our profound gratitude to Hon. Stephen Baka Mugabi for this historic recognition of the SPH's spiritual leadership, humanitarian service, and immeasurable contributions to Hinduism and humanity.