Divine Light Mission

The Divine Light Mission (DLM) was founded by the Shri Hans Ji Maharaji in Northern India in 1960. The name of the DLM in Hindi was Divya Sandesh Parishad. When Hans Maharaji passed away in 1966, his fourth son, Prem Rawat (Maharaji, formerly known as Guru Maharaj Ji) succeeded him. The DLM came to the United States with the 13-year old Prem Rawat in the 1970s.

Related Topics:
Shri Hans Ji Maharaji - 1960 - 1966 - Prem Rawat - United States - 1970s

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The DLM was formed in 1971 as a non-profit organization and in 1974 was recognized as a church by the United States IRS under section 501(C)(B). In the 1970s the DLM was scrutinized by the press and the anti-cult movement. See also Criticism of Prem Rawat. Followers of Maharaji were called premies until the early 1990s. Some of them lived in ashrams that were closed in 1983. The DLM in the West was disbanded in 1983 and was superseded by Elan Vital.

Related Topics:
IRS - 1970 - Anti-cult movement - Criticism of Prem Rawat - Premie - 1990s - Ashram - 1983 - Elan Vital

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