In India, Cosmic Meets Commercial
Leveraging their spiritual appeal across a growing global base of devotees, Indian gurus and "godmen," a particular type of charismatic ascetic, are belying their poverty-stricken image to climb onto the commercial bandwagon to get rich.
Some Indian spiritual leaders have long been accustomed to luxury. The Maharhishi Mahesh Yogi, guru to the Beatles and…
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