SAIBABA PUTTAPARTHI

PRASANTHI NILAYAM

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PUTTAPARTHI

Bangalore is the nearest metro at about 120 kilometres from the Sai Baba Ashram. Satyanarayana Raju was born on November 23, 1926 in Puttaparthi, an obscure village in the erstwhile Madras Presidency. He is said to have shown prodigious talents and unusual purity and compassion from an early age. His apparently supernatural abilities initially caused some concern to his family, who took him to Vedic doctors, eventually to be exorcised. Having been pronounced to be possessed by the divine rather than the diabolical, at the age of fourteen he calmly announced that he was the new incarnation of Sai Baba, a saint from Shirdi in Maharashtra who died eight years before Satya was born.

Gradually his fame spread, and a large group of followers grew. In 1950, the ashram was inaugurated and a decade later Sai Baba was attracting international attention. Through his miraculous powers, including the ability to materialize vibhuti or the sacred ash, with curative properties, Sai Baba has millions of devotees worldwide, a considerable number of who turn out for his birthday celebrations in Puttaparthi, where he delivers a message to his devotees.

Today, millions from all over the world, professing various faiths and hailing from all walks of life, worship Bhagavan Baba as an ‘Avatar’, and the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi. Thousands gather every day at Prasanthi Nilayam, His spiritual headquarters established beside the village of Puttaparthi, for His darshan  when He moves among devotees, blessing them and uplifting them by providing spiritual succour and solace.

His formula for humanity to lead a meaningful life is the five-fold path of:

Sathya (Truth),

Dharma (Righteousness),

Shanthi (Peace),

Prema (Love), and

Ahimsa (Non-Violence

By Road

The govt buses are available to Puttaparthi from all major cities in Andhra Pradesh regularly. Super deluxe buses make regular trips to Puttaparthi from Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai

By Rail

It is located at a distance of about 8 km away from the Ashram and is linked to major cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Vizag, Hyderabad, Bhubeneshwar and New Delhi. Dharmavaram is the nearest main railhead near Puttaparthi.

By Air

The Puttaparthi town boasts of a domestic airport called the Sri Satya Sai Airport, which is just 4 km away from the Ashram. The airport is well inked to major cities which include Chennai and Mumbai. The Bangalore International airport is the closest international airport and is located almost 131 km from Puttaparthi  

Ashram schedule

Time	Activity
5.10 a.m.	Aumkar, Meditation and Suprabhatham
5.40 a.m.	Veda Chanting and Nagar Sankeertan (Circumambulating the Mandir)
6.30 a.m. - 07.30 a.m.	Pooja inside the Bhajan Hall (Entry for Devotees will start at 06.25 a.m.)
8.00 a.m. - 9.00 a.m.	Veda Chanting
9.00 a.m. - 9.30 a.m.	Bhajans
9.30 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.	Darshan of Bhagawan’s Mahasamadhi and Prayer Hall
5.00 p.m. - 5.45 p.m.	Veda Chanting
5.45 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.	Bhajans
6.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m.	Darshan of Bhagawan’s Mahasamadhi
6.30 p.m. - 6.40 p.m	Meditation for Overseas Devotees in Prayer Hall