A cult guru who claimed he had mystical healing powers raped and sexually assaulted young female followers he found attractive, a court heard.
Michael Lyons, 51, wore flowing robes, called himself Mohan Singh, and surrounded himself with a group of girl devotees.
He convinced them he was linked to Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and was "enlightened," it was alleged. But Lyons raped and sexually assaulted seven of them over a ten-year period, jurors heard.
One woman claimed he had shown her a film before climbing on top of her naked and spouting "spiritual mumbo-jumbo".
Another said he wafted a scented frying pan around her and mumbled incoherent words before grabbing her neck and raping her in his flat.
Prosecutor Philip Katz QC told London's Wood Green Crown Court: "We say he is a sexual predator masquerading as a guru." Lyons, of Belsize Park, North London, denies rape and sexual assault. Trial continues.
