The Wild Sex Cult Of Rajneeshpuram That Took Over A Whole Town

A little boy in born in India and from day one, things go awry. His grandparents dote on him and make him feel like the most special child out there. His mother and father are absent and so his baby ego is allowed to go unchecked. This creates an insufferable child who at the age of just 8 years old begins talking about politics and ruling the world. Pair this with some unexpected and untimely deaths of loved ones in his former years and that little boy grows an unhelathy obsession with seeking a religion which doesn't stick to the usual confines...

Not finding anything which fits, the man now know as Bhagwan Shareef, makes his own religion and changes his name to Rajneesh - from here on out Rajneesh Puram is born and a cult begins to form but as yet, everyone is unaware and joining in search of enlitenment which Rajneesh says he can deliver...if only they can be free.

But how would this spiritual group go from yoga to a terrorist organisation... let's find out

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