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Rajneeshpuram

99% Invisible

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Thethrajnis and the Son Jasens

The first time i met thethrajnis was in about the second week of july of 19 81. When we first took that trip, it was almost like, reallyi is this right? You know? Are we headed in the right direction? Thiss just seemd so out there, and it was hard to understand what a garoo from india would wat in a place like this. In order to build anything, the sanyasins would have to get permits for every single structure that went up. According to state law, if they became their own city, they could have their own planning office and issue their own permits.

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