Sathya Sai Baba was an Indian guru and philanthropist. At the age of fourteen he claimed that he was the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba, and left his home in order to serve the society and be an example to his followers.
Puttaparthi is a town in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Puttaparthi mandal of Kadiri revenue division. The original name of Puttaparthi was Gollapalli. The town is located on the banks of Chitravathi River which is a tributary of Pennar River, and is surrounded by undulating hills. It is widely known for the birthplace of the Indian spiritual leader and guru Sathya Sai Baba and his ashram, Prasanthi Nilayam.
Prasanthi Nilayam is the main ashram of Sathya Sai Baba located in the village of Puttaparthi in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Sathya Sai Baba was born in Puttaparthi. "Prasanthi Nilayam" means literally "Abode of the Highest Peace." Sathya Sai Baba gave daily darshan to his devotees in this ashram. Sathya Sai Baba was usually present in Prasanthi Nilayam from early June to the middle of March.
The Sri Sathya Sai International Organisation (SSSIO) is a spiritual and humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in India in the 1960s by Sathya Sai Baba, an Indian guru and spiritual leader. It primarily works within the areas of education and humanitarian aid, in India and internationally.
Anantapur, officially Anantapuramu, is a city in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Anantapuru mandal and also the divisional headquarters of Anantapur revenue division. The city is located on National Highway. It was also the headquarters of the Datta Mandalam in 1799. It was also a position of strategic importance for the British Indian Army during the Second World War.
Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, abbreviated in Kannada as Vi. Kru. Gokak, was a major writer in the Kannada language and a scholar of English and Kannada literatures. He was the fifth writer to be honoured with the Jnanpith Award in 1990 for Kannada language, for his epic Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi. Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi deals with the Vedic age and is perhaps the longest epic narrative in any language in the 20th Century. In 1961, Gokak was awarded the Padma Shri from the Government of India for Dyava Prithvi.
Sri Sathya Sai Airport is located at Puttaparthi in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The airport is named after Sathya Sai Baba, a spiritual guru and philanthropist. It is a small airport with facilities for chartered flights rather than commercial aircraft. The airport was inaugurated in 1990 to serve the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences during emergency situations. The airport's 1000-metre-long airstrip and terminal building were constructed by L&T ECC. The runway was later extended to enable the operation of larger jet aircraft.
Narayana Kasturi was a popular Indian writer, professor and journalist, born Kasturi Ranganatha Sharma in Tripunithura in Kingdom of Cochin, which now forms part of the modern day Indian state of Kerala. He is remembered by many as a great visionary who promoted human fraternity and multilingualism.
The Sathya Sai Baba movement is a new religious movement inspired by South Indian Hindu guru Sathya Sai Baba who taught the unity of all religions. Some of his followers have faith in his claim to be a purna Avatar of Shiva and Shakti, who is believed to have been predicted in the Bhagavad Gita. This means that some of his followers see him as a God. Devotees engage in singing devotional songs called "bhajans" and selfless service (seva). Its official organization is the Sathya Sai Organization. However the Sathya Sai Baba movement extends beyond the organization. An important aspect of the faith of adherents is the miracles attributed to Sathya Sai Baba. The number of adherents is estimated between 6 and 100 million.
Hinduism spread to Nigeria mainly by arrival of Hindus from India and by way of Hare Krishna. Sindhis were the first to arrive in Nigeria in the early part of the nineteenth century. Initially, they were primarily engaged in trading but gradually, while retaining their interest in trading, they ventured into other fields such as manufacturing and professional services. In succeeding decades, they made substantial investments, aggregating more than US$4 billion. Sindhi names like Chellaram, Bhojson, Chandrai etc are well known in Nigeria. Indian Sindhis run Superstores and are in the textiles sector, as well as in pharmaceuticals, fishing and engineering industries.
The Muddenahalli-Sathya Sai Loka Seva School is in the village of Muddenahalli, the birthplace of legendary Indian engineer, Sri Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya in chikkaballapura District of Karnataka State, India. The school is run by the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Trust.
The Visakha Valley School is a school situated in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of oldest schools in the city of Visakhapatnam.
Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School is an educational facility in Puttaparthi, India. It was inspired and initiated by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The school was founded under his guidance on 15 June 1981.
The Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Trust (SSSLST) runs educational institutions located in Karnataka, India. There is one campus in Alike, Dakshina Kannada district, and one in Muddenahalli, Chikkaballapur district.
Yevadu is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Vamshi Paidipally from a screenplay he co-wrote with Vakkantham Vamsi. The film stars Ram Charan, Shruti Haasan, and Amy Jackson, while Jayasudha, Sai Kumar, Rahul Dev and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. It also features Allu Arjun and Kajal Aggarwal in cameo roles. The film was produced by Dil Raju under the banner Sri Venkateswara Creations. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music, while Marthand K. Venkatesh was the film's editor.
The Little Angels School (LAS), is a senior secondary school located in MVP Colony, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Sri Naga Sai Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Indian Spiritual Master Shirdi Sai Baba in Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
The 12691 / 92 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station–Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways Southern Railway zone that runs between Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station and Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam in India.
