Early Travels

Maharaji began to receive invitations to speak from many different parts of the world. During the following year he was to visit Germany, Switzerland, Kenya, South Africa, Japan and Australia. Everywhere he went he and his message met with a warm reception. The size of his events was getting bigger and bigger.

Until 1973 when the Millenium '73 festival, 'the most important spiritual event of human history' showed there were less than 15,000 Western premies. In the late 70's around 20,000 gathered on a few occasions and in the in the late 90's around 10,000 gathered on a few occasions.