Geopolitical Cartography • Folio #GEO-1931-1990
The Geopolitical Landscape
From the banks of the Narmada river in central India to the high desert canyons of central Oregon: trace the geographic coordinates, legal jurisdictions, and municipal conflicts that shaped the Rajneesh movement.
Transcontinental Movement Vector Map
Projection: Equirectangular WGS84 • Selected: Rajneeshpuram, Wasco County, Oregon
Historical Coordinate Nodes (6)
India • 1931–193823.45° N, 77.95° E
Kuchwada, Madhya Pradesh
Birthplace & Formative Solitude
India • 1951–196623.18° N, 79.98° E
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Academic Tenure & Enlightenment
India • 1970–197418.96° N, 72.82° E
Mumbai (Bombay)
Genesis of Neo-Sannyas Movement
India • 1974–1981 & 1987–199018.53° N, 73.89° E
Koregaon Park, Pune
Global Ashrama & Final Zen Talks
United States • 1981–198544.76° N, -120.51° W
Rajneeshpuram, Wasco County, Oregon
The American Utopian Experiment
United States • September 198445.59° N, -121.17° W
The Dalles, Oregon
1984 Salmonella Bioterror Attack
COORDINATES • GEO-ARCHIVED
44.76° N, -120.51° W
Rajneeshpuram, Wasco County, Oregon
The American Utopian Experiment
The 64,229-acre Big Muddy Ranch developed into an incorporated city with 7,000 residents, private airstrip, reservoir, police department, public bus transit, and a fleet of 93 Rolls-Royces.
Commune Land Area
64,229 Acres
Cited in Sources:
usdoj-cr85-0150, fitzgerald-1986
Cartographic Ledger Entry #RAJNEESHPURAM
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