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I look at the nude ground in front of the amphitheater and the "restaurant" facility from the photos and that is what is reminds me of....... a "camp" and not the pleasant kind of camp, either.
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The contrast between the gross overdevelopment of the backstage area and the underdevelopment of the seating area is remarkable. Even worse than the dirt is the lack of shade provided. I was at Amaroo before this was built and was agast, the tropical sun there scorches the skin and the premies sit there for hours baking and fending off flies, lots of flies. There are also poisonous snakes and insects there. I think he enjoys making people suffer.
La Tierra del Amor, more like La Tierra del Fango (The Land of Mud) wasn't much better. It was a flood area, Rawat bought it because it was 'cheap'. Yes, only the poorest bad enough for his victims. In some places the mud was more than half way up to a person's knees. We had to walk a long way through mud to get to the bus. There were flies on the cheap but overpriced pizza.
I don't think the area in front of the restaurant is actually bare ground, but the restaurant has been way overpriced for his marks.
It also serves Aussie bbq, i.e. cow. In fact records show that the company operates a cattle raising facility, where cows are raised for slaughter and consumption.
What would his Hindu followers think about that if they knew?
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I've been to australia and I wondered about the possibility of Taipan's entering the various camps. Normally, snakes are pretty defensive and will run away at the slightest hint of danger.Taipan's, on the other hand, are pretty aggressive...... something for future campers to think about.
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Actually, I am enough of an oldie, I wasn't sure exactly where it was. I thought it was up north, which is why I was thinking taipans. Obviously, I was mistaken.Just as well, too...... I may not like M, but I sure as heck wouldn't want to see any of the folks I called a friend bitten by one, premie or otherwise.
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I'm not sure why I thought that, but I did....... thanks for clearing that up. Nice shots, too 
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The "Windmill" is the code name for a palatial accomodation area for the exclusive use of Rawat. There is also reported to be luxury accomodation areas for Rawat's family.
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I haven't been there for a long time, maybe 10 - 15 years and there are more buildings now than there were then but it looks to me like the residence then was at 27 46 45.83 S 152 47 03.26 E up on a hill and later they built a lot of little cabins at the bottom of the hill for the SAMS (servants around Maharaji).
The house was certainly not palatial but as I helped plant the trees at the bottom of the hill and plant rainforest species down the ridge from the hill, which I was sure would never survive without watering, I saw it a few times.
The windmill was at the bottom of the hill if it still existed but I remember they put in a box for electrical and communications equipment that was big enough to live in.
I spent 10 years working in the public service so I have something to compare it with but I have never seen such incompetence in my life as what was happening at Amaroo. They eventually found it was cheaper to hire professionals to do the work than use the premie volunteers.
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Top right hand corner of the pic are 5 cabins joined together. That is the windmill camp ground. Close by is a storage shed and 5 or 6 cabins for support staff. The house on the hill has always been there and was converted for use by the family members. I went there a few times to do service the last time I made the long journey there. Many years back now. Peter.
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