Welcome to the Prem Rawat aka Maharaji Information Resource

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This web site has been developed by ex followers of Prem Pal Singh Rawat, otherwise known as Maharaji, Guru Maharaj Ji or Balyogeshwar. While other online sources of information about Prem Rawat exist, their content is often not easily accessible to outsiders of the movement. The purpose of this website is to provide an information resource for the media and those interested in the character and history of Prem Rawat and the organizations that support and promote him.

 

Please refer to the Prem Rawat Critique website for a commentary (May 31st, 2007) on the Lord Mayor's Appeal.

This website should in no way be construed as an official publication of either Prem Rawat, also called Maharaji, or the organizations that promote him, which include Elan Vital, the Prem Rawat Foundation and Raj Vidya Kender. On the contrary, it stands as a counterpoint to the statements of the official Prem Rawat organs.

The authors of this website have gone to great efforts to create an objective and broad-ranging account of Prem Rawat and his movement. It is not our intention to attack him or his followers, or in any way restrict their right of religious freedom. Rather these pages provide a point of reference for both journalists and those who are interested in the activities and philosophy of Mr. Rawat and the organizations that support and promote him.

In the past several years people who have chosen to publicly criticise Prem Rawat and his supporting organizations have been met with threats and harassment from his followers; as a result the authors of this website feel forced to remain anonymous. On the contact page is an e-mail address where journalists and researchers can make direct contact for further information and copies of documentary evidence.

One of the challenges presented in making any appraisal of the history of Prem Rawat is the variety of names applied to both Rawat and his supporting organizations. Throughout the pages of this website the names used are those that are most chronologically appropriate. When Prem Rawat first came to the West in the seventies, he was referred to as Guru Maharaj Ji or Guru Maharaji. In India he was also called Balyogeshwar. His first organizations were called Divine Light Mission (DLM) and Divine United Organization (DUO). Later in the eighties he started referring to himself as Maharaji and the various Divine Light Mission organizations were gradually replaced by entities with the name Elan Vital. Today he typically uses his given name, Prem Rawat, and his newest organization is called The Prem Rawat Foundation. In 1974 a legal battle saw him lose control of the Divine Light Mission in India to his mother and elder brother. With the loss of the Indian DLM, the promotional organization for Prem Rawat in India became Divine United Organization, which has now been renamed Raj Vidya Kender.

All attempts have been made to present a truthful account of events depicted. The authors welcome corrections to any inaccuracies that may have inadvertently been applied to the website's content. Whether you are a journalist, someone who is interested in Prem Rawat's message, a current or ex-follower, or simply curious; we hope you will find the information on this website helpful in your quest to learn more about Prem Rawat AKA Maharaji.