{"product_id":"book-evpq","title":"God of Sin","description":"For decades, Asaram Bapu presided over a politically influential empire built on   blind faith. Along with his son and heir, Narayan Sai, he has now become an   example of everything that is wrong with self-styled godmen and the cults   they spawn. The two stand accused of sexual assaults on vulnerable devotees,   land grabbing, money laundering, intimidation, exploitative black magic   rituals and the horrific murder of witnesses who testified against them.   Politically, Asaram Bapu held significant boroughs of influence across north   India and the Hindi belt, and there are photos of him with almost every known   political leader throughout the 1990s and 2000s, till his arrest in a sexual   assault case in 2013.\u003cbr\u003e Asaram originated the business model of branding goods and selling them to   followers, using faith as a marketing tool-which other godmen emulated to   great success. His commercial empire, now being investigated by economic   offences agencies, was built on unaccounted donations, loans given on hefty   rates of interest, investments in dubious companies, money laundering and   dodgy real estate deals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e God of Sin pieces together Asaram's journey to spiritual godhood, his fall   from grace and the long and arduous road to bring him to justice.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49326526234928,"sku":"BDevpq","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/537718-evpq-Square.jpg?v=1733634973","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-evpq","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}