We are in Pattharkot in the Sarlahi district, at a site that has been prepared for the Maha Matri World Peace Puja, where tens of thousands of devotees from all over Nepal, and the world, have come to see and receive Guru’s blessing. Not that it is essential to be in his direct presence; many have claimed profound transformations even at a distance, purely by association with him in thought and heart.
Guru’s devotees extend far and wide, with many having become acquainted with his teachings on his website. Often, his followers have the dramatic stories to tell. Beside his broader base of supporters, Guru has his regular core devotees—made up of Nepalis as well as foreigners—who say they have been singled out to form his vanguard or Sangha, an entity charged with spreading Dharma.