The recent sex scandal involving Indian “godman” Swami Nithyananda, who has many followers in Greater Vancouver, and a Tamil actress has given one pause for thought.
The Hugging Saint
A guru named Amma has drawn 32 million people into her embrace – spreading a message of love, compassion and overpriced merchandise
Kripalu Maharaj and Prakashanand Saraswati in Barsana Dham in 2007
RISHIKAOCTOBER 23, 2012′ Photo taken of Kripalu Maharaj and Prakashanand Saraswati when Kripalu visited Barsana Dham in 2007. Prakashanand built the ashram, renamed Radha Madhav Dham after his escape from justice, for Kripalu, his guru for 60 years. Prakashanand Saraswati is a notorious person among members of the transcendental meditation…
Swami Prakashanand Saraswati flees US to escape molestation charge – Indian Express
AgenciesPosted online: Wed Sep 26 2012 Houston : An 83-year-old wheel-chair bound Indian spiritual guru, a fugitive after being convicted of groping two young girls, may have sneaked clandestinely into India, a US court has been told.US Marshals, still looking for him, suspect that Prakashanand Saraswati, known to his devotees as…