Notes on People

Taking a few bows for Premlata, his three-month-old daughter, the Guru Maharaj Ji gave himself a Father's Day party at his Malibu mansion. A thousand of his West Coast followers crowded onto the patio, the grounds and tennis courts overlooking the Pacific - all on less than 24 hours notice - after the Divine Light Mission Leader returned from a family gathering in India. On hand from Denver headquarters was Rennie Davis, the former political and antiwar activist.

Copyright The New York Times
Originally published May 22, 1975