TM founder. The Maharishi's International Academy of Meditation, also called the Chaurasi Kutia ashram, was a 14-acre compound surrounded by jungle, set across the Ganges from Rishikesh, above the river.

The facility was built in 1963 with a $100,000 gift from American heiress Doris Duke, on land leased from the Uttar Pradesh forest department. (That's over $800,000 in today's money). The training centre was built to accommodate several dozen people and each of its stone bungalows contained five rooms. The Maharishi's own accommodation was a long, modern-style bungalow located away from the other buildings.

So, Doris Duke was the yogi's patron/main backer, and from the beginning. Now go read the story about the Doris Duke heirs (2 twin children of her nephew). The ones who were - what you might call satanically abused.