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.Sathya Sai Baba (born Sathyanarayana Raju; 23 November 1926 – 24 April 2011 ) was an and a spiritual leader. He was believed, by some of his followers, to be the of.Sathya Sai Baba's purported of (holy ash) and other small objects such as rings, necklaces, and watches, were a source of both fame and controversy. Some have analyzed them as being mere; while his devotees considered them signs of his divinity. Innumerable reports of miraculous healings, and alleged and have been attributed to Sathya Sai Baba by both devotees and non-devotees.The, founded by Sathya Sai Baba 'to enable its members to undertake service activities as a means to spiritual advancement', has over 1,200 Sathya Sai Centres (branches) in 126 countries. Through this organisation, Sathya Sai Baba established a network of free hospitals, clinics, drinking water projects, auditoriums, and schools.
Contents.Early life Almost everything known about Sathya Sai Baba's early life stems from the that grew around him, narratives that hold special meaning to his devotees and are considered by them to be evidence of his divine nature. According to these sources, Sathya Narayana Raju was born to Meesaraganda Eashwaramma and Peddavenkama Raju Ratnakaram in the village of, to a Raju family, in what was the of. His birth, which his mother Eashwaramma asserted was by, was also said to be heralded by miracles.Sathya Sai Baba's siblings included elder brother Ratnakaram Seshama Raju (1911–1985), sisters Venkamma (1918–1993) and Parvathamma (1920–1998), and younger brother Janakiramaiah (1931–2003).As a child, he was described as 'unusually intelligent' and charitable, though not necessarily academically inclined, as his interests were of a more spiritual nature. He was uncommonly talented in devotional music, dance and drama.
From a young age, he was alleged to have been capable of materialising objects such as food and sweets out of thin air. Proclamation. Sai Baba at the age of 14, soon after proclaiming he was the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai BabaOn 8 March 1940, while living with his elder brother Seshama Raju in, a small town near Puttaparthi, 14 year old Sathya was apparently stung by a scorpion. He lost consciousness for several hours and in the next few days underwent a noticeable change in behaviour. There were 'symptoms of laughing and weeping, eloquence and silence.' It is claimed that then 'he began to sing verses, a language of which it is alleged he had no prior knowledge.' Doctors concluded his behaviour to be.
Concerned, his parents brought Sathya back home to Puttaparthi and took him to many priests, doctors and exorcists. One of the exorcists at, a town near Puttaparthi, went to the extent of torturing him with the aim of curing him; Sathya seemingly kept calm throughout the torture.On 23 May 1940, Sathya called household members and reportedly materialised sugar candy ( ) and flowers for them. His father became furious at seeing this, thinking his son was. He took a stick and threatened to beat him if Sathya did not reveal who he really was, the young Sathya responded calmly and firmly 'I am Sai Baba', a reference to. This was the first time he proclaimed himself to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi—a saint who became famous in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in and had died eight years before Sathya was born. First mandir and development of Puttaparthi In 1944, a for Sai Baba's devotees was built near the village of.
It is now referred to as the 'old mandir'. The construction of, the current ashram, began in 1948 and was completed in 1950. In 1954, Sai Baba established a small free general hospital in the village of Puttaparthi. He won fame for mystical powers and the ability to heal.
In 1957 Sai Baba went on a North Indian temple tour. Stroke, paralysis and prediction of reincarnation In 1963, it was asserted that Sai Baba suffered a stroke and four severe heart attacks, which left him paralysed on one side. These events culminated in an event where he apparently healed himself in front of the thousands of people gathered in Prashanthi Nilayam who were then praying for his recovery.On recovering, Sai Baba announced that he would one day next be reborn as an incarnation named Prema Sai Baba in the neighbouring state of. He stated, 'I am Shiva-Sakthi, born in the (lineage) of, according to a boon won by that sage from.
Siva was born in the gotra of that sage as Sai Baba of Shirdi; Shiva and Sakthi have incarnated as Myself in his gotra now; Sakthi alone will incarnate as the third Sai (Prema Sai Baba) in the same gotra in district of Karnataka State.' He stated he would be born again eight years after his death at the age of 96, but died at the age of 84.
Africa On 29 June 1968, Sai Baba made his only overseas trip, to. In, he spoke of his personal mission:'I have come to light the lamp of Love in your hearts, to see that it shines day by day with added lustre. I have not come on behalf of any exclusive religion.
I have not come on a mission of publicity for a sect or creed or cause, nor have I come to collect followers for a doctrine. I have no plan to attract disciples or devotees into my fold or any fold. I have come to tell you of this unitary faith, this spiritual principle, this path of Love, this virtue of Love, this duty of Love, this obligation of Love.' Later years In 1968, he established Dharmakshetra or the Sathyam Mandir in. In 1973, he established the Shivam Mandir in.
On 19 January 1981, in, he inaugurated the Sundaram Mandir.In a, four intruders armed with knives entered his bedroom, either as an assassination attempt or as part of a power struggle between his followers. Sai Baba was unharmed. During the scuffle and the police response, the intruders and two of Sai Baba's attendants were killed. The official investigation left questions unanswered.In March 1995, Sai Baba started a project to provide drinking water to 1.2 million people in the drought-prone Rayalaseema region in the of. In April 1999 he inaugurated the Ananda Nilayam Mandir in, Tamil Nadu.In 2001 he established another free super-speciality hospital in to benefit the poor.
The in 2001 reported that Sai Baba told his adherents not to browse the Internet after Sai Baba said, 'These teachings (the Vedas) are highly sacred. Today people are ready to believe all that they see on television and internet but do not repose their faith in the Vedic declarations. Internet is like a waste paper basket. Follow the 'innernet,' not the internet.'
Old age and illness In 2003, Sai Baba suffered a fractured hip when a student standing on an iron stool slipped and the boy and stool both fell on him. After that he gave from a car or his porte chair. After 2004, Sai Baba used a wheelchair and began to make fewer public appearances.Death Wikinews has related news:On 28 March 2011, Sai Baba was admitted to the at Prashantigram at Puttaparthi, following respiration-related problems.
After nearly a month of hospitalisation, during which his condition progressively deteriorated, Sai Baba died on Sunday, 24 April at 7:40 IST, aged 84.Sai Baba had predicted that he would die at age 96 and would remain healthy until then. After he died, some devotees suggested that he was referring to that many, as counted by Telugu-speaking Hindus, rather than, and using the of, which counts the year to come as part of the person's life. Other devotees have spoken of his anticipated,. Funeral and mourning His body lay in state for two days and was with full state honours on 27 April 2011. An estimated 500,000 people attended the burial, among them the Indian Prime Minister, president, then Gujarat Chief Minister (India's Present Prime Minister), Cricketer and and, as well as other political leaders and prominent figures.Sathya Sai Baba's death triggered an outpouring of grief from followers who included Indian politicians, movie stars,. Most remembered him as a, selfless person who worked to help others with the billions of dollars donated to his charitable trust.Political leaders who offered their condolences included the then Indian Prime Minister, Sri Lankan President and the.
Cricketer, whose birthday was that day, cancelled his birthday celebrations. Newspaper reported that 'Sri Sathya Sai Baba's propagation of spiritualism and preaching of Hindu philosophy never came in the way of his commitment to secular beliefs.' The Government of declared 25 and 26 April as and Andhra Pradesh declared 25, 26, and 27 April as days of mourning. Swamigal's Prashanthi Nilayam at Puttaparthi Opening of residence On 17 June 2011, officials from the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust (founded as a charitable Trust in India, and legally separate from religious activities), opened his private residence in the presence of government, bank and tax department officials, including retired Supreme Court Judge A P Mishra and retired judge of Karnataka High Court Vaidyanatha, an assessor approved by the Income Tax Department, and former Chief Justice of India P N Bhagavati. In the private residence, which had been sealed since his death, they inventoried 98 kg of gold ornaments, approximate value Rs 21 (US$4.7m), 307 kg of silver ornaments, approximate value Rs 16 million (US$0.36m), and Rs 116 million (US$2.6m) in cash. The cash was deposited into the Sai Trust's account at the State Bank of India with payment of government taxes (thus transferring them from religious gifts to Trust assets.) The gold and other items were inventoried, assessed, and placed in secure storage. In July, district authorities inventoried an additional Rs 7.7 million (US$0.17m) in valuables in another 4 rooms.
The total value of these items is believed to exceed 7.8 million US dollars.Also inventoried at Yajurmandir were many articles stored and routinely given away as gifts in various ceremonies to devotees and those who performed, including thousands of pure silk sarees, dhotis, shirts, 500 pairs of shoes, dozens of bottles of perfume and hairspray, watches, a large number of silver and gold 'mangala sutrams', and precious stones such as diamonds. There were also 750 saffron and white robes of the type Sai Baba wore.In July 2011, a similar opening of his Bangalore-area ashram tallied 6 kg of gold coins and jewellery, 245 kg of silver articles and Rs 8 million in cash.These items and goods are believed to have been donated over the years by Sai Baba's devotees from all over the world as religious gifts. Release of will On 2 September 2012, Satyajit Salian, a close aide of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, released to the media a declaration made by Sai Baba, and registered on 23 March 1967, in saying his relatives had no authority over the Sathya Sai Trust assets. The exact text of the declaration was:I, Sri Sathya Sai of Parshanthi Nilayam P.O. Indian Inhabitant hereby declare as follows:-1) I was born in the village of Puthaparthi District Anantpur and am at present 44 years old. I joined the school and gave up studies and dedicated myself spread Sanatan Dharma.
I am unmarried and I left my parents house at the age of Twelve and have taken up religious order with saffron dress and I have no worldly/or family attachments. I declare that when I left parents' place permanently and adopted Holy order with no intention to revert back. I relinquished all my right title and interest in the family property moveable and/or immovable whatsoever and wherever they may be and that I do not own and possess any personal property, wealth or estate.Whatever is given to me by my devotees is under my management, supervision and control as a Trustee to be used for public charitable purposes. This declaration I am making so that nobody can claim under or through me in the family properties, if any.Satyajit Sailan also attached the attestation of Indulal Shah, who is the sole surviving witness to the original document. Satyajit Sailan said he has been in possession of the document since 1998, per the directions of Sai Baba. Officials from the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust stated to the media that they would respect this will.
Bibliography of works. Main article:The Sathya Sai Organisation (or Sri Sathya Sai Organization) was founded in the 1960s by Sathya Sai Baba. The first Sai Centres were started in India under the name of the 'Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samithi'.
The Sathya Sai Organisation originated 'to enable its members to undertake service activities as a means to spiritual advancement.' The official mission of the Sathya Sai Organization is 'to help its members realize the innate divinity within'.The Sathya Sai Organisation publishes an official monthly magazine named, published by the Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust.
The English translation of the word Sanathana Sarathi means 'Eternal Charioteer'. Sathya Sai Baba stated that the main objective of the Sathya Sai Organisation 'is to help man recognize the divinity that is inherent in him. So, your duty is to emphasize the One, to experience the One in all you do or speak. Do not give any importance to differences of religion or sect or status or colour. Have the feeling of one-ness permeate every act of yours. Only those who do so have a place in this Organization; the rest can withdraw.' The Sathya Sai Organisation reports that there are an estimated 1,200 Sathya Sai Baba Centres in 114 countries.However, the number of active Sai Baba followers is hard to determine.
Estimates vary from 6 million up to nearly 100 million. In India itself, Sai Baba drew followers predominantly from the, the urban sections of society who have the 'most wealth, education and exposure to Western ideas.' In 2002, he claimed to have followers in 178 countries.Sathya Sai Baba founded a large number of schools and colleges, hospitals, and other charitable institutions in India and abroad, the total cost of which is usually estimated at Rs. 400 billion (US$9 billion). However, estimates as high as 1.4 trillion rupees (about US$31.5bn) have also been made. After his death, questions about the manner in which the finances of the organisation were going to be managed led to speculations of impropriety, with some reports suggesting that suitcases containing cash and/or gold had been removed from his personal lodgings. Institutions, projects and other works Educational institutions Sai Baba's educational institutions aim to impart character education along with excellence in academics with emphasis on human values and ethics.
Main article:The Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School was founded by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on 15 June 1981 in 'Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Giri' complex of Prasanthi Nilayam,. This is a with separate hostel for boys and girls. The school caters to classes I to XII of the, New Delhi CBSE. For 2014, it was ranked in the top 10 CBSE schools of India. Others Sathya Sai Baba chaired the and Muddenahalli Karnataka from, Currently it is headed by U Gangadhar Bhat. In addition, a Sathya Sai Baba University and Medical School also a hospital and research institute are being constructed on over 200 acres (0.81 km 2).
Baba said that the campus will be modelled after Puttaparthi and will infuse spirituality with academics. Sri Sathya Sai Super Specialty Hospital, Whitefield (suburb of Bangalore), Karnataka, India Hospitals and medical care The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust runs several general hospitals, two, eye hospitals and mobile dispensaries and conducts medical camps in rural and slum areas in India. Sri Sathya Sai General Hospital, Whitefield The Sri Sathya Sai General Hospital, Whitefield was opened in Whitefield, Bangalore, in 1977 and provides complex surgery, food and medicines free of cost. The hospital has treated over 2 million patients. Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Puttaparthi.
Main article:The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Puttaparthi is a 300-bed facility which provides free surgical and medical care and which was inaugurated by Prime Minister on 22 November 1991. The hospital was financed and its construction supervised by Isaac Tigrett, founder of the Hard Rock Cafe and House of Blues. The hospital is equipped 11 surgical theatres, five intensive care units, two cardiac catheterisation laboratories, medical and surgical wards, and a 24-hour emergency unit. 'Leading doctors specialising in the fields of Cardiology, Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Urology, Ophthalmology etc. Come from different parts of the World on their own and render their services free of cost.' The hospital has a unique history of its own.
On 23 November 1990, during his birthday discourse, Sri Sathya Sai Baba while talking about the inability of healthcare access to the poor declared within one year a tertiary care hospital will come up in the village of Puttaparthi, which will provide high-end care completely free to all the patients. The hospital was constructed in a record time of exactly one year and the first cardiothoracic operations were carried out successfully.
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield. Sri Sathya Sai Super Speciality Hospital, Whitefield (suburb of Bangalore), Karnataka, IndiaAfter the success of the first super speciality hospital, the Karnataka government offered Sai Baba 53 acres of land to establish another super speciality hospital in Whitefield.The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield is a 333-bed hospital, which was inaugurated on 19 January 2001 by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. The estimated cost of this second hospital was 2000 million. The hospital has provided free medical care to over 250,000 patients. Drinking water supply projects Anantapur In November 1995, Sai Baba expressed his concern about the lack of drinking water in Rayalseema. In March 1995, the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust commenced work on a project to supply pure drinking water to villages in the district of Anantapur. The project was completed in 1996 supplies water to 1.2 million people in about 750 villages in the drought-prone Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.
Chennai The Chennai drinking water project, completed in 2004, supplies water to Chennai through a rebuilt waterway named 'Sathya Sai Ganga Canal'. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister praised the Chennai water project and Sai Baba's involvement. Other completed water projects include the District Project benefiting 450,000 people in 179 villages and the District Project benefiting 350,000 people in 141 villages. In January 2007, the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust said it would start a drinking water project in, Maharashtra.Telugu-Ganga ProjectThe Telugu-Ganga project is a water supply scheme implemented by, to provide drinking water to city in.
The source of water is the river Krishna in Andhra Pradesh and the Poondi reservoir near Chennai is the destination with water planned to be routed through a series of interlinked canals.The water initially supplied by the canal was disappointing, delivering less than 500 million cubic feet (14×10 6 m 3). In 2002, Sri Sathya Sai Baba announced a scheme of restoration and lining of the canal; as his own undertaking. With an extensive rebuilding of the canal and several reservoirs, the project was completed in 2004, when Poondi reservoir received Krishna water for the first time. The supply of water to Chennai city in 2006 was 3.7 billion cubic feet (100×10 6 m 3). After the re-lining and reconstruction, the Kandaleru-Poondi part of the canal was renamed Sai Ganga.
Odisha In 2008, two million people in the state of were affected by floods. As a relief measure, the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization built 699 houses as part of their first phase in 16 villages by March 2009. Educare Sai Baba's Educare programme seeks to found schools throughout the world with the goal of educating children in the five human values. According to the Sai Educare site, schools have been founded in 33 countries, including Australia, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Peru. The Times of Zambia states, 'The positive influence of Sathya Sai is unprecedented in the annals of education in. Sai Baba's education ideals as embodied in his human values-based approach in education are an eye-opener to educationists in Zambia.' In Canada, the, an independent Canadian research and educational organisation, ranked the Sathya Sai School of Canada as one of the top 37 elementary schools in.
Spiritual media On 23 November 2001, the digital radio network was launched through the World Space Organization, United States. Michael Oleinikof Nobel (distant relative to and one of the patrons for the radio network) said that the radio network would spread Sai Baba's message of global harmony and peace.
Recognition. Sathya Sai Baba on a 2013 stamp of IndiaOn 23 November 1999, the Department of Posts, released a postage stamp and a postal cover in recognition of the service rendered by Sai Baba in addressing the problem of providing safe drinking water to the rural masses.In January 2007, an event was held in organised by the Chennai Citizens' Conclave to thank Sai Baba for the 2 billion water project which brought water from the in Andhra Pradesh to Chennai city. Four chief ministers attended the function.Indian Prime Minister, a, said the country would remember Sai Baba as someone who 'inspired millions to lead a moral and meaningful life.' The Indian Department of Post released a commemorative stamp on the spiritual guru on the occasion of what would have been his 88th birthday during November 2013. Chaitanya Jyoti Museum devoted to the life and teachings of Sathya Sai BabaPuttaparthi, where Sai Baba was born and lived, was originally a small, remote South Indian village in Andhra Pradesh. Now there is an extensive university complex, a speciality hospital, and two museums: the Sanathana Samskruti or Eternal Heritage Museum, sometimes called the Museum of All Religions, and the Chaitanya Jyoti, devoted exclusively to the life and teachings of Sai Baba; the latter has won several international awards for its architectural design.
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There is also a planetarium, a railway station, a hill-view stadium, an administrative building, an airport, an indoor sports stadium and more. High-ranking Indian politicians such as the former president, former prime minister, Andhra Pradesh former chief minister and chief minister have been official guests at the ashram in Puttaparthi. It was reported that well over a million people attended Sai Baba's 80th birthday celebration, including 13,000 delegates from India and 180 other countries. Hill in Prashanthi Nilayam with statues of Hanuman, Krishna, Shirdi Sai Baba, Shiva, Buddha, Christ, Zarathustra.Sai Baba resided much of the time in his main, Prashanthi Nilayam (Abode of Highest Peace), at Puttaparthi. In the summer he often left for his other ashram, Brindavan, in Kadugodi, a town on the outskirts of. Occasionally he visited his Sai Shruti ashram in.
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Sathyam, Shivam, Sundaram Sai Baba established three primary (spiritual centres) in India. The first mandir, founded in in 1968, is referred to as either the 'Dharmakshetra' or 'Sathyam'. The second centre, established in in 1973, is referred to as 'Shivam'. The third, inaugurated on 19 January 1981 in, is called 'Sundaram'. The Dharmakshetra was established on the occasion of the first world conference (of SSSO).Many people from various of parts of the world attended the conference which was held at Bharatiya vidya Bhavan campus at versova, Bombay. It consists of various service centers for devotees like a hospital and eye care center.
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The educational center consists of various training centers. As a part of Bal Vikas the technical training is provided freely to the children from poor backgrounds by the youth wing of the organization. Characteristics, beliefs and practices of devotees. Main article:Reliable sources often describe Sai Baba’s following as a 'movement'.