Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An gabatar da Knapp ga koyarwar Rajneesh a 1976 kuma ya zauna a ashram na Pune tsakanin 1979 da 1981. Saboda asalinsa a cikin masana'antar ƙasa, tare da ilimin dokar gari da kasuwancin da ke da alaƙa, ya shiga cikin abin da zai zama Rajneeshpuram, wani gari da aka gina a ƙauyen Wasco County, Oregon. A ƙarshen 1982 ya zama jami'in gari kuma daga baya aka nada shi magajin garin sabon garin. A shekara ta 1985, ya zama mai ba da rahoto na FBI kuma ya ba da abin da Hukumar ta kwatanta a matsayin "muhimmiyar" bayani don fallasa ayyukan laifi na rukunin addinin. Deva ya yarda da kasancewa tare da
1984 Rajneeshee harin ta'addanci.