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Prabhakari Devi has been a guest lecturer for Hinduism courses at UT Austin (J340 C3 – Journalism and Religion, N.D.)<ref>''J340 C3 – Journalism and Religion'', N.D. Retrieved from: http://journalism.utexas.edu/sp/groups/public/@commjour/documents/course_description/prod75_019218.pdf</ref> and University of Arkansas (Wilson, 2007).<ref>Wilson, C. November 9, 2007. ''U. Arkansas Hindu lecture clears up misconceptions about religion''. University Wire.</ref>
Prabhakari Devi has been a guest lecturer for Hinduism courses at UT Austin (J340 C3 – Journalism and Religion, N.D.)<ref>''J340 C3 – Journalism and Religion'', N.D. Retrieved from: http://journalism.utexas.edu/sp/groups/public/@commjour/documents/course_description/prod75_019218.pdf</ref> and University of Arkansas (Wilson, 2007).<ref>Wilson, C. November 9, 2007. ''U. Arkansas Hindu lecture clears up misconceptions about religion''. University Wire.</ref>

==Controversy and name change==
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In 2007, three former residents alleged to Hays County police that, 15 years earlier as teenagers, they had been groped 10 times each. Prakashanand was arrested on April 25, 2008.<ref>http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/04/26/0426swamiji.html?plckCurrentPage=1&sid=sitelife.statesman.com</Ref> Swami was released on 1 Million dollar bail.

Five months later the stories of 5 women were anonymously reported in an Austin Statesman article, which said: "Sexual advances from the two spiritual gurus of the Barsana Dham temple were a part of life for some women who lived on, or frequently visited, the ashram south of Austin, according to the recollections of five women who spent a collective 60 years living, working and worshipping at the Hindu temple". <ref>http://www.statesman.com/search/content/news/stories/local/09/27/0927swami.html</ref> Barsana Dham sent out a press release condeming Austin Stateman:

"Barsana Dham vehemently denies the claims made against its spiritual leaders and expressed disappointment that the American-Statesman published a story based on false and malicious allegations made by a few anonymous people." <ref>[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1398484.htm Barsana Dham Responds to Anonymous Allegations in Austin American-Statesman Story<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

As the part of the bond condition Swamiji was barred from entering the Barsana Dham and his legal team tried to modify it but judge refused.
<ref>[http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/investigative/entries/2009/06/24/hindu_leader_loses_appeal.html#comments Austin news, sports, weather, Longhorns, business | Statesman.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The trial was delayed for three years, for many different reasons including Swamiji's health issues <ref>[http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/investigative/entries/2010/02/25/swami_lawyers_ask_for_another.html Austin news, sports, weather, Longhorns, business | Statesman.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and the pregnancy of a prosecution witness.

October 27, 2010 Swami's passport was revoked and he was prevented from leaving USA. The prosecuting district attorney claimed that Swamiji was maintaining a hectic travel schedule overseas. Assistant prosecuting district attorney Compton noted that Prakashanand had flown to Nepal from India in March, barely two months after his back surgery — and two months before his lawyers informed prosecutors they “still do not know when Swamiji will be able to travel.”

Swamiji volunteered for, and passed a polygraph test. <ref>[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a05_1222970419 LiveLeak.com - Swami Prakashanand Saraswati<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The trial finally started on March 2, 2011. During the trial the jury heard testimony of three accusers.

The defense argued that there are no witnesses to corroborate the accusers’ allegations. The sister of the second accuser and third collaborating witness testified that her sisters are "habitual liars". Prabhakari Devi said that her 31-year-old sister threatened to bring down the ashram. “She said that she would destroy it,” Devi, 43, testified. “[Instead] she destroyed our family.” <ref>[http://haysfreepress.com/archives/16599 Hindu guru on trial | The Hays Free Press<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

One witness testified that in one instance during a dinner, Saraswati fondled her breasts in front of 30-40 people. Attorneys for Saraswati questioned her timeline and whether or not she was giving correct statements. <ref>[http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/top_stories/Hindu-Leaders-Trail-Begins-20110223-ktbcw Hindu Leader’s Trial Begins<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

12 men and women eclared Swamiji guilt of 20 counts of child molestation, after only 50 minutes deliberation, on Friday March 4, 2011.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/indians-abroad/Hindu-guru-convicted-of-molesting-girls-in-US/articleshow/7644917.cms Hindu guru convicted of molesting girls in US - The Times of India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The punishment phase of trial was scheduled for Monday morning of March 7, 2011. However, Swamiji failed to show up for his trial and all his disciples and legal team claimed not to know the his whereabouts. The jury gave 14 years and 10,000 dollars for each count.<ref>[http://www.newstreamz.com/2011/03/09/hindu-guru-sentenced-to-20-14-year-prison-terms/ Hindu guru sentenced to 20 14-year prison terms - San Marcos Local News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Businessman Peter Spiegel had pledged his personal 10 Million on top of 1 million dollar bond when he guaranteed so Swamiji could get his passport back to visit India. However, Swamiji's passport was taken back without any reason, and the language of the original bond agreement was never changed, so he stands to loose 11 Million dollars due to failure of Swami to show up for his trial. At the penalty hearing on Tuesday, Peter S. claimed he hadn't understood the terms of the original bond agreement.
<ref>[http://austin.ynn.com/content/209305/follower-offers-millions--judge-allows-hindu-guru-to-leave-country?ap=1&MP4 Follower offers millions, judge allows Hindu guru to leave country - YNN - Your News Now<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

His followers maintain his innocence (Singh, 2011).<ref>Singh, T. 2011. Texas godman held guilty of molesting minors. Retrieved from: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/131689/latest-headlines/hindu-guru-prakashanand-saraswati-guilty-of-molesting-minors.html</ref> Citing the fact that the prosecution told the jury to "Use your gut" rather than listen to the defense's arguments, lead attorney said: "That decision has to be on law and evidence, not a gut feeling". (Kimmons, 2011) Supports of Swamiji also cite the loss of key evidence by the Sherrif's office (Rollins, 2010),<ref>ROLLINS, B. 2010. Trial still on for Hindu guru. Retrieved from: http://haysfreepress.com/archives/13876</ref> and the fact that the conviction was based on only the accounts of 3 women, with no other supporting evidence or witnesses. An ashram executive told jurors that she believes her half-sister made up the allegations and "succeeded in destroying" their family.<ref>Ashram exec. testifies in guru's favor. Retrieved from: http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/crime/ashram-exec-testifies-in-gurus-favor</ref>

Due to mounting negative publicity surrounding the trial and subsequent disappearance Barsana Dham cancelled Holi Festival and Festival of India.<ref>http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/faith/entries/2011/03/11/spring_festival_canceled_at_ba.html?cxntfid=blogs_of_sacred_and_secular</ref>

Swamiji is now a [[fugitive]], wanted by [[United States Marshals Service|US Marshals]] <ref name=autogenerated1 /> In April 2011, he was featured on the website of the TV show "America's Most Wanted".


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 01:53, 12 May 2011

Radha Madhav Dham, founded in 1990 by H.D. Swami Prakashanand Saraswati, ("Hindu Temple Opens in Texas", 1995) [1] (Kurien, 2007)[2] Radha Madhav Dham was designed to be a place of pilgrimage reminiscent of similar locales in India (Ludwig, 2002).[3] is a large temple and ashram complex outside of Austin, Texas (Jain, 2003; Huffer, 2010; Frazier, 2009). [4][5][6] It is run by Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat. [7] In April 2011, the name of JKP Barsana Dham was changed to JKP Radha Madhav Ashram.[8] Their website lists Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj as the ashram's guru.[9] The ashram is led by a board of managing members, headed by board president Mr. Raj Goel.[10] An ashram press release dated 4/28/2011 announced the name change.

According to articles in the International Journal of Humanities and Peace and Associated Press, Radha Madhav Dham is one of the largest Hindu Temple complexes in North America (Srinivasan, 2000; Stevens, 1995).[11][12]

Radha Madhav Dham is a nonprofit, religious, educational, and charitable organization (Wu, 2007) [13] that follows the path of raganuga bhakti(Ludwig, 2002).[3]

A Representation of the Holy Land of Braj

Radha Madhav Dham is a representation of the holy land of Braj in India where Radha and Krishna are believed to have appeared, around 5,000 years ago. It has been designed as a place of pilgrimage in America (Kettmann, 2009).[14] Areas of Radha Madhav Dham have been developed to be the places for meditation. Places of Braj like Govardhan, Radha Kund, Prem Sarovar, Shyam Kuti, etc. are represented in Radha Madhav Dham where a natural stream named Kalindi represents the Yamuna river of Vrindaban (Kamath, 1999; Ciment, 2001).[15][16]

According to Rinehart (2006), Radha Madhav Dham was one of a number of Hindu Temples in the US that were designed to replicate the sacred Geography of India, providing a familiar space and experience for Hindus from India, and foster an identification with their adopted homeland.[17]

Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple

Shree Radha Rani has many names (Sharma & Paliwal, 2005).[18] Raseshwari is one of Her names and comes from the Upanishads (Sharma & Paliwal, 2005).[18] The Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple at Radha Madhav Dham is the first Hindu temple built in Austin, Texas, and one of the largest Hindu temples in the USA (Srinivasan, 2000).[11] The temple encompasses about 35,000 square feet and is topped by a 90-foot-high golden dome ("Hindu Temple Opens in Texas", 1995).[1]

The main prayer hall of the Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple is decorated with the pictorial representations of teachings from ancient Hindu scriptures, which are captioned in both Sanskrit and English (Jain, 2003).[19] The philosophy of the Hindu scriptures are described in a continuous panel on the sides of the hall. A realistic depiction of the sky is portrayed on the ceiling (Ciment, 2001).[16]

The temple architecture is a blend of north and south Indian, and modern styles of architecture. The 90-foot (27 m) high temple dome is made of white and blue granite and gold. The artwork of the temple's shrine was hand-crafted by 15 artisans from South India. The artisans carved the pillars and ceilings with images of peacocks and floral patterns (Jain, 2003). There are 84 columns and five levels in the building with covered area of 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m2). The temple was built using special construction techniques and processes that would allow it to last for more than a thousand years (Stevens, 1995).[12] A peach orchard, gardens of roses, jasmine and marigolds and wandering peacocks decorate the temple grounds (Nevans-Pederson, 2002).[20]

Festivals and celebrations at the temple attract up to 8000 people ("Barsana Dham Hindu Temple", 2004).[21] The temple and ashram complex is a center for traditional Indian cultural activities and weddings. Weekly services are held every Sunday morning from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. followed by a community lunch. Approximately 1000 families attend Radha Madhav Dham. 96% of these are Indian, the remaining 4% being Westerners and people of Caribbean descent ("Barsana Dham Hindu Temple", 2004).[21]

Festivals

Radha Madhav Dham celebrates all the major Hindu festivals (Hylton & Rossie, 2006) [22] which attract thousands (Ludwig, 2002).[3] The Temple is home to one of the biggest Janmashtami celebrations in North America (Kamath, 1999; Busby, 2004).[15][23] To commemorate the yearly Rath Yatra festival at the temple, Oct 27th 2001 was named 'Radha Rani Rath Yatra Day' by Austin Mayor Kirk Watson ("Mayor Watson declares Radha Rani Rath Yatra Day in Austin", 2001).[24] Various other Mayors of Austin and Governor of Texas have visited or offered commendations to Barsana Dham (Ruth, 1997; "Barsana Dham Hindu Temple", 2004).[21][25] The other main festivals are:

  • Maha Shivratri
  • Holi [26]
  • Ram Navmi
  • Mela Fair April 26, 2008
  • Jhulan Leela
  • Krishn Janmashtmi
  • Radha Ashtmi
  • Radha Rani Rath Yatra
  • Sharat Poornima
  • Divali
  • Govardhan Puja

Retreats and Family Camps

At various times throughout the year, the temple offers special weekend family retreats, mini-intensives, and weekend seva retreats. These retreats and programs include Hindi, yoga and Indian dance classes. Radha Madhav Dham has been named one of the "best places to relax, reflect, and renew" (Ricci, 2003).[27] Radha Madhav Dham also conducts tours for schools, other educational institutions and community groups (Ludwig, 2002).[3] In 2007, Barsana Dham was featured in National Geographic's "The 100 Best Vacations to Enrich Your Life" (Grout, 2007).[28]

Radha Madhav Dham also organizes free family camps and "Basics of Hinduism" courses (Thomases, 2007) [29] in Hindu temples in Dallas, Houston, Washington, D.C. and New York.[30]

Educational and Charitable Activities

Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat, Radha Madhav Dham has published a wide selection of writings, video and audio recordings of Swami Prakashanand Saraswati (Srinivasan, 2000).[11] Barsana Dham's vice president, Prabhakari Devi delivered the first ever Hindu prayer in the Texas Senate (Texas Legislature, 2005).[31]

Radha Madhav Dham opened its doors to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, and executed a fundraising drive in its wake (Joshi, 2005).[32] In September 2008, Barsana Dham launched a fundraising drive for victims of the flooding in Bihar. The immediate goal of the drive was to raise $150,000 for relief efforts.[33] In the same month, hundreds of evacuees of Hurricane Ike were given food and shelter at Barsana Dham (Powell, 2008).[34][35] Radha Madhav Dham is also active in a number of local and global charitable activities including housing rehabilitation work in Central Texas, flood relief efforts for India, and the ongoing support of hospital operations oversees.[35] The temple hosted 300-400 evacuees from Hurricane Rita in 2005 ("Hindu organizations unite to provide hurricane relief", 2005).[36] Radha Madhav Dham has organized charitable walks in Dallas to raise funds for its $2.3 million Kripalu Charitable Hospital in the town of Barsana, India (Wu, 2007)[13] which was inaugurated in 2008. Besides the hospital in Barsana, JKP Barsana Dham's center in India also opened the 'Kripalu Charitable Hospital' in Mangarh in 2003. That facility provides free diagnostic exams, treatment, surgical procedures, hospitalization, emergency services and medication to hundreds of patients daily (Wu, 2007).[13] National eye camps and mother/child welfare programs also have been established throughout India, providing free eye exams, cataract surgery and polio vaccines to those in need (Wu, 2007).[13]

Radha Madhav Dham participates in inter-religious services such as Austin Area Interreligious ministries ("Barsana Dham Hindu Temple", 2004; "Mayor Watson declares Radha Rani Rath Yatra Day in Austin", 2001; Maze, 2004),[21][24][37] Hindu-Jewish Solidarity Day (Duke, 2011; Giri, 2011; "More pictures from the 1st Annual Hindu-Jewish Solidarity Day", 2011) [38][39][40] and PBS's Many Voices project ("Collecting Many Voices", 2004).[41] The organization was selected to represent Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in 1993 (Nevans-Pederson, 2002).[20]

Prabhakari Devi has been a guest lecturer for Hinduism courses at UT Austin (J340 C3 – Journalism and Religion, N.D.)[42] and University of Arkansas (Wilson, 2007).[43]

Controversy and name change

In 2007, three former residents alleged to Hays County police that, 15 years earlier as teenagers, they had been groped 10 times each. Prakashanand was arrested on April 25, 2008.[44] Swami was released on 1 Million dollar bail.

Five months later the stories of 5 women were anonymously reported in an Austin Statesman article, which said: "Sexual advances from the two spiritual gurus of the Barsana Dham temple were a part of life for some women who lived on, or frequently visited, the ashram south of Austin, according to the recollections of five women who spent a collective 60 years living, working and worshipping at the Hindu temple". [45] Barsana Dham sent out a press release condeming Austin Stateman:

"Barsana Dham vehemently denies the claims made against its spiritual leaders and expressed disappointment that the American-Statesman published a story based on false and malicious allegations made by a few anonymous people." [46]

As the part of the bond condition Swamiji was barred from entering the Barsana Dham and his legal team tried to modify it but judge refused. [47]

The trial was delayed for three years, for many different reasons including Swamiji's health issues [48] and the pregnancy of a prosecution witness.

October 27, 2010 Swami's passport was revoked and he was prevented from leaving USA. The prosecuting district attorney claimed that Swamiji was maintaining a hectic travel schedule overseas. Assistant prosecuting district attorney Compton noted that Prakashanand had flown to Nepal from India in March, barely two months after his back surgery — and two months before his lawyers informed prosecutors they “still do not know when Swamiji will be able to travel.”

Swamiji volunteered for, and passed a polygraph test. [49]

The trial finally started on March 2, 2011. During the trial the jury heard testimony of three accusers.

The defense argued that there are no witnesses to corroborate the accusers’ allegations. The sister of the second accuser and third collaborating witness testified that her sisters are "habitual liars". Prabhakari Devi said that her 31-year-old sister threatened to bring down the ashram. “She said that she would destroy it,” Devi, 43, testified. “[Instead] she destroyed our family.” [50]

One witness testified that in one instance during a dinner, Saraswati fondled her breasts in front of 30-40 people. Attorneys for Saraswati questioned her timeline and whether or not she was giving correct statements. [51]

12 men and women eclared Swamiji guilt of 20 counts of child molestation, after only 50 minutes deliberation, on Friday March 4, 2011.[52]

The punishment phase of trial was scheduled for Monday morning of March 7, 2011. However, Swamiji failed to show up for his trial and all his disciples and legal team claimed not to know the his whereabouts. The jury gave 14 years and 10,000 dollars for each count.[53]

Businessman Peter Spiegel had pledged his personal 10 Million on top of 1 million dollar bond when he guaranteed so Swamiji could get his passport back to visit India. However, Swamiji's passport was taken back without any reason, and the language of the original bond agreement was never changed, so he stands to loose 11 Million dollars due to failure of Swami to show up for his trial. At the penalty hearing on Tuesday, Peter S. claimed he hadn't understood the terms of the original bond agreement. [54]

His followers maintain his innocence (Singh, 2011).[55] Citing the fact that the prosecution told the jury to "Use your gut" rather than listen to the defense's arguments, lead attorney said: "That decision has to be on law and evidence, not a gut feeling". (Kimmons, 2011) Supports of Swamiji also cite the loss of key evidence by the Sherrif's office (Rollins, 2010),[56] and the fact that the conviction was based on only the accounts of 3 women, with no other supporting evidence or witnesses. An ashram executive told jurors that she believes her half-sister made up the allegations and "succeeded in destroying" their family.[57]

Due to mounting negative publicity surrounding the trial and subsequent disappearance Barsana Dham cancelled Holi Festival and Festival of India.[58]

Swamiji is now a fugitive, wanted by US Marshals [59] In April 2011, he was featured on the website of the TV show "America's Most Wanted".

See also

External links

References

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