“He is God, he will return.” The recent arrest of Sant Rampal is likely to be only a blip in his journey thus far. His devotees are sure that he will return, and their logic is sound. He's God, how can he not? Rampal has, like all the others before him, amassed millions of faithful followers who will hear nothing against their spiritual guru. We're a baba-obsessed country. The sheer number of self-styled godmen and healers and babas is testament to that. There's one for everyone, and they come with a variety of superpowers, including the ability to heal with a hug, morph into a serpent at will or cure infertility. Pfft, Batman. But, where these enlightened beings have produced extraordinary miracles, they've also been embroiled in an extraordinary number of controversies. We do a quick recap.

Swami Sadachari. Once a spiritual advisor to PM Indira Gandhi, he is, now, behind bars for running a brothel.

Swami Nithyananda. Former follower accused him of raping her, continuously, for five years. Apparently, there was talk of 'immoral practices' at the ashram. An explicit video was released of the Swami with actress Rajnitha.