The founder of the Barsana Dham Hindu temple in Hays County has been arrested in Washington, D.C., after being accused of groping two underage girls on several occasions in the 1990s. Prakashanand Saraswati, 79, was taken into custody by U.S. marshals Thursday afternoon. Saraswati is in custody in Alexandria, Va., according to the Hays County sheriff’s office. “He’s waived extradition, and arrangements are being made to bring him back to Hays County,” where he has been charged with 20 counts of indecency with children, sheriff’s office spokesman Leroy Opiela said.
