Rajneeshpuram was a religious intentional community in the northwest United States, located in Wasco County, Oregon. Incorporated as a city between 1981 and 1988, its population consisted entirely of Rajneeshees, followers of the spiritual teacher Rajneesh, later known as Osho.
Rajneeshpuram in 1983
Rajneesh greeted by followers on one of his daily "drive-bys" in Rajneeshpuram. Circa 1982.
The Krishnamurti Lake
Guest houses built by Rajneesh followers.
Wasco County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,213. Its county seat is The Dalles. The county is named for a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who live on the south side of the Columbia River. It is near the Washington state line. Wasco County comprises The Dalles Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Wasco County Courthouse in The Dalles
The Wasco County courthouse was shown on this postcard mailed on August 12, 1916.
An aerial view of the county
Boyd Loop Road grain elevator on Fifteenmile Creek, Wasco County