Indian "godwoman" Radhe Maa has hit headlines in recent weeks after police said they were investigating her in connection with a dowry harassment case and images showing her dressed in a short skirt and dancing to a raunchy Bollywood number surfaced on social media. The BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi profiles the controversial personality.
According to her followers, Radhe Maa - or mother Radhe - is a reincarnation of the fiery Hindu goddess Durga, has supernatural powers and can perform miracles.
Reports say her religious congregations draw thousands. The attractive 50-year-old is known to dance with her devotees and allows them to lift and carry her.
She blesses them by letting them kiss her hand - the more privileged among them can even plant a peck on her cheek.
And red is her favourite colour - she appears at her congregations in bright red and gold saris, bedecked with elaborate gold and diamond jewellery. She carries a golden trident and often sports a glittering crown.
According to her official website though, Radhe Maa comes from humble beginnings.
Born in April 1965 in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, she was named Sukhwinder Kaur. She lost her mother when she was five and was raised by her father, a Punjab government official.
When she turned 18, she was married off to a man whose family owned a small sweet shop in the village. The couple had two sons and she took up tailoring work to supplement her husband's income.
But when her husband decided to "explore business opportunities on foreign shores, leaving his young wife and two children behind", she was completely dejected.
Worried at her state, her father took her to a religious guru who spotted her "spiritual gifts" and encouraged her to visit his ashram (commune) and temple as often as she pleased.
The site hastens to add however, that she was keen on religion from a young age and while other children played with dolls and toy houses, she hung out in Hindu and Sikh temples.
"Even as a child, she was considerate, sensitive, delicate and helpful. Her teachers and friends in those early years remember that she also had the gift of prophesy," it says, adding that "the same teachers and classmates are now her devotees".