Blue Aquarius was a 1970s funk/rock band with a

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sound, consisting of over 50 members who were followers of

Prem Rawat Prem Pal Singh Rawat (born 10 December 1957), formerly known as Maharaji, is an Indian international speaker and author. His teachings include a meditation practice he calls "Knowledge", and peace education based on the discovery of personal ...

and led by Rawat's brother Bhole Ji. The band recorded a self-titled album for

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' Gospel Truth label in 1972, and after performing at

Millennium '73 Millennium '73 was a three-day festival held on November 8–10, 1973 at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, United States, by the Divine Light Mission (DLM). It featured Prem Rawat, then known as Guru Maharaj Ji, a 15-year-old guru and the leader of ...

, they disbanded in 1974 at Rawat's order. Blue Aquarius included guitarist Kevin Dempsey and former

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drummer

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, who composed several songs on the album that were popular with Rawat's followers.

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* * Stax Records artists American funk musical groups {{US-rock-band-stub