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Early reports include a vivid account of a visit sometime before 2010, when journalists were invited for religious ceremonies and charitable acts, such as distributing aid. Despite strict entrance controls, Dimas Kanjeng's charisma was palpable; he claimed to possess supernatural abilities obtained through meditation and spiritual elevation on a mountain, including the ability to manipulate money through magical means.
Photographs and videos circulated showing him displaying stacks of cash—around hundreds of millions of rupiah—claiming that these amounts were derived from "gaib," or unseen, supernatural forces. His followers believed he could double money, a claim that drew many eager to join his ranks or invest funds in his enterprise.