I think Marolyn filled much the same function.  The fact that she was aware, at the time, that her husband was a dope-smoking alcoholic who was abusive towards her, didn't seem to mitigate her from saying to the  premies that he was beyond perfect.  I remember Rawat even called her "Durga Ji" for a number of years, and referred to her that way in public, and the title is a kind of divine power or something.  Don't recall exactly.

The Hindu Goddess Durga kills your demons. Find out more at the links. Definitely bizarre.

http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/durga