Before There Can Be A Wedding There Must Be A Courtship or a Seduction

The Toad of the Universe Kisses the Older Woman Servant Who Becomes a Princess In a Malibu Palace

Prem Rawat Had to Marry An Older Woman

It would have been illegal for Prem Rawat to marry a younger woman as she would have been below the age of consent. Luckily for Marolyn Johnson the affair occurred in 1974. These days she would have been arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a 14 or 15 year old boy.

A True Fairy Story: The Servant Hops Into the Toad's Car and Off to the Palace

On May 20th, 1974 Guru Maharaj Ji the leader of a cult in which celibacy was enforced for the most dedicated devotees married. The Divine Light Mission press pretended that Prem Rawat's marriage was beautifully spiritual and that every premie was ecstatic and unfazed but the reality was that it was a shocking thunderbolt out of the blue. Only the inner circle of "X-rated premies" had known Prem was having a sexual affair or who Marolyn Johnson was.

He was 5 foot nothing, she was 5'10" or at least that's how they looked together. He most closely resembled a toad. She was not a great beauty but a tall, attractive California blonde. He required legal approval to marry. She required psychiatric help.

At the end of the ceremony Prem lovingly allowed his new bride to kiss his feet. A perfect end to a wonderful ceremony. The Divine Light Mission was deep in doo-doo but nothing was held back for Prem Rawat. He was the major money priority. Prem Rawat was the Lord of the Universe so he should live in opulent splendour. Young Prem humbly acquiesced to his premies' demands and accepted the material rewards whether they could afford them or not.

Divine Light Mission was $600,00 in debt. Michael Garson, a former premie who worked in the Denver headquarters, presented an affidavit in a British Columbia court case that stated, "My analysis of the accounts of the Divine Light Mission indicated that approximately 60 percent of the gross receipts are directed to maintain the lifestyle of the Maharaj Ji and those close to him." The court froze Ms McLean's assets. One inheritance Prem wouldn't get his hands on.

Prem Rawat Proclaims His New Wife, Marolyn To Be a Hindu Goddess: Durga Mata Ji

Despite the DLM media hype Rawat got out on the road quickly to soothe any celibate feathers but that was not a problem. Those wanting to do what Maharaji's doing as well, left the ashrams in droves, making up for lost orgasms, getting married and cutting down on DLM's cash flow. It was not a great year.

She turned out to be a huge plus for Rawat. Her intense and emotional satsangs contrasted with his own flat, boring or screeching, angry "satsangs." She already knew all Rawat's rituals so she just started sitting in on the other side of the curtain. Part of the entertainment, no the entertained.

Rawat staged an "Indian double wedding" for himself and his loyal and financially dependant brother Raja Ji and Raja Ji's trophy premie bride, Claudia Littman. It was the highlight of an otherwise boring, frightening and unsuccessful trip.

Times have changed and Prem Rawat is only a historical footnote.

Meanwhile, back in India, it's Satpal's family that is having media buzz over their weddings.

The stories are full of envy, not ridicule as the reception was to Prem's wedding.

Wedding Selfie with Prime Minister Modi of India

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The Wedding story flashed around the world. Quite possibly a new benchmark in unlikely husbands and trophy brides.

• 16-Year-Old Guru Maharaj Ji Weds His Blonde Secretary, 24 Los Angeles Times, Tuesday May 21 1974
• Perfect Master gets married to US woman THE TIMES Wednesday May 22 1974
• People in the News: Boy Guru takes a bride INDEPENDENT (AM) * PRESS-TELEGRAM (PM) Long Beach, Calif., Wed., May 22, 1974
• The plumpish spiritual Leader has married his secretary The New York Times, May 22, 1974
• She's Tried Everything Else And Now She's Mrs. Guru Thursday, May 23, 1974 FLORENCE MORNING NEWS

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