Puttaparti.

Sai

"Prashanti Nilayam Ashram in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, is a massive complex that can house thousands of people...people who wait for a glimpse of the Baba, or even the chance of being picked out for an interview. Sathya Sai Baba states that the miracles are necessary for people to realise his true message – love and devotion to God.

The most famous of India’s living gurus, Sri Sathya Sai Baba hails from the once small town of Puttaparthi, and is best known for his supposed command over the laws of nature.

Such powers are usually attributed to Indian saints, but Baba’s consistency and frequency of mind reading, healing incurable diseases, and materialising objects out of thin air is remarkable, and has been witnessed by millions of people over 50 years.

People have arrived at the ashram in wheelchairs and left on their feet, they’ve come blind and left with sight! Even "clinically dead" humans have been brought back to life in front of a large gathering (the Walter Cowman episode ).

More serious devotees explain that the miracles are merely Baba’s way of garnering attention and spreading the message of love and devotion to God, and not an end in itself. Sai Baba Himself explains His miracles as "visiting cards" to attract people to the pathway of God-realization and Truth and igniting their sleeping minds towards the spark of divinity and soul-wisdom ( Atma Gyan ).

Puttaparthi University.

Sri Sathya Sai Baba has also publicly and emphatically declared that his present body frame is only a re-incarnation of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba. Subsequent to His mortal frame passing away in 2022 A.D ., the Spirit Energy will again re-incarnate itself after eight years in 2030 A.D . as Sri PREMA SAI Baba - the last of the Triple Sai Incarnations spanning across three centuries!!

Puttaparthi Hospital.

Scientific investigations through " Kirlian photography " recordings have conclusively demonstrated a highly brilliant auric field (of white and blue light) extending to a few miles, emnating from the body of Sai Baba.

Prasanthi Nilayam.

Puttaparthi is located in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh, about 180 km from Bangalore (Karnataka). The Prasanthi Nilayam Ashram is open to all, though foreigners may only enter when the Baba is there.

Domes and turrets have converted the sleepy town of Puttaparthi into a beehive of activity, and the ashram has the capacity to accommodate thousands of travellers all at once. Here, worship follows a devotional path, in the form of bhakti yoga, or the chanting and singing the praises of God.

Interspersed with this are the darshan s for which devotees queue up twice a day, so that they may see or come in contact with the Baba and experience his spontaneous and ever-flowing Divine Love"