The Light of Kailasa

{{Short description|Hindu movement originally from Belarus}}

The Light of Kailasa is a Hindu movement originally from Belarus. It is a part of the Saivite movement.{{Cite web |date=2007-09-30 |title=Belarusian Hindu Come Under Fire :: Charter'97 :: News :: 28/08/2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190056/http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2002/08/28/23 |url=http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2002/08/28/23 |archive-date=2007-09-30 |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Charter 97}} It was banned by government authorities in Belarus.

In 2002, the main activists of the movement — Tatiana Akadanova (now in USA as refugee), Sergei Akadanov (now in USA as refugee) and Sergei Olisevich — were sentenced to prison terms.{{Cite web |date=2007-09-28 |title=Krishna Devotees Sentenced to 10-Day Arrests :: Charter'97 :: News :: 04/09/2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928051517/http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2002/09/04/21 |url=http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2002/09/04/21 |archive-date=2007-09-28 |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Charter 97}} Hindu activists Sergei Romanchik, Tatiana Zhilevich, Sergei Silybins, Irina Silybins, Igor Yusupov and Irina Golovina were also imprisoned. In 2003 group leader Natalya Solovyova and other followers were attacked by police.{{Cite web |date=2007-09-30 |title=WorldWide Religious News-BELARUS: Armed police break up Hindu meditation |url=http://www.wwrn.org/article.php?idd=7028&sec=51&cont=7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184702/http://www.wwrn.org/article.php?idd=7028&sec=51&cont=7 |archive-date=2007-09-30 |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=WorldWide Religion News}} Many of the followers were imprisoned, while the rest fled to USA and other countries. Now there is no organized activity of this movement in Belarus.