Kodi Rama Krishna has been interested to make a film on Puttaparthi Sathya Sai Baba, who attained moksha in the year 2011. Within a few days after the Baba's passing away, he paid a visit to Prashanthi Nilayam and discussed his intention to make a film on the god man. With the Nilayam authorities happily entrusting the able director with the task, Kodi sat down to write a script. The...
12:03 PM, May 26, 2012
Shirdi: Two devotees have donated gold worth Rs 60 lakh to the Sai Baba temple, Shirdi Sansthan sources said. A devotee from Delhi donated a 1.5 kg-gold bell, while a person from Mumbai offered a 900 gm gold pot before Sai Baba. During the last five years, the Sansthan has received various gold offerings from devotees, sources said, adding that now the total gold in Sai Baba's treasure is 280...
05:28 PM, May 18, 2012
ANANTAPUR: One year after the demise of spiritual guru Satya Sai Baba, who passed away on April 24, 2011, there still seems to be confusion on installing his idol, with members of the Sathya Sai Central Trust (SSCT) allegedly divided on the place where it should be installed.The trust constructed a Maha Samadhi of Baba after his death at the Sai Kulwanth Hall and devotees have been visiting it and...
09:46 AM, Apr 24, 2012
Puttaparthi: Exactly a year after Sathya Sai Baba passed away in Puttaparthi, his trust is struggling to retain its credibility. A tough year for his trust and the small town of Puttaparthi, for the Sathya Sai Central trust the going has been rough, with income tax raids and allegations of corruption. Now the Baba's family has alleged mismanagement of the trust funds by his nephew Ratnakar Rahu who is a...
06:30 AM, Apr 24, 2012
Hyderabad: Puttaparthi town in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district is gearing up for the first anniversary of the passing away of Sathya Sai Baba, who had millions of devotees around the world. Prashanti Nilayam, the ashram and now the final resting place of Sai Baba, will witness a series of programmes to mark the occasion and Sathya Sai Central Trust, which runs the massive spiritual empire, expects 30,000 to 50,000 people...
03:59 PM, Apr 12, 2012
Shirdi: The Shri Saibaba Samadhi temple has received Rs 3.9 crore in the form of cash donations during the Ram Navami festival that was celebrated last week, sources said in Shirdi. The devotees also donated 696 grams of gold and three kilograms of silver ornaments during the festival. The temple trust also earned a revenue of Rs 60 lakh through the sale of prasadam, sources from Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust...
10:50 AM, Apr 04, 2012
Shirdi: The famous Shirdi Sai Baba shrine in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district has received 36 kg of gold and Rs 401 crore in cash towards donations in year 2011, a top official said on Wednesday. The offerings are at least 20 per cent higher compared to year 2010, he said. "The Trust received 36 kg of gold which is almost fifteen percent more than 31 kg it had received in 2010....
12:59 AM, Feb 09, 2012
Shirdi: The famous Shirdi Sai Baba shrine in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district has received 36 kg of gold and Rs 401 crore in cash towards donations in year 2011, a top official said on Wednesday. The offerings are at least 20 per cent higher compared to year 2010, he said. "The Trust received 36 kg of gold which is almost fifteen percent more than 31 kg it had received in 2010....
06:21 PM, Feb 08, 2012
New Delhi: They entertained, educated and enlivened our lives with their talent and sheer brilliance. As another year draws to a close, it is time to remember their magic and say adieu once again to some of those who left us in 2011. Bhimsen Joshi: In what was described as the sun setting on Indian classical music, the iconic Hindustani music vocalist passed away at his hometown Pune Jan 24...
05:26 PM, Dec 23, 2011
Mumbai: A replica of the Sai Baba temple in Maharashtra's Shirdi town will be recreated here as part of a four-day festival starting Dec 15, an organiser said on Tuesday. The replica of the temple will have a 24-feet-tall idol of Sai Baba, the biggest ever created so far in Mumbai, which will be put up at the sprawling Bandra-Kurla Complex grounds for the Shri Sai Satcharitra Mahaparayan festival. The...
01:55 PM, Dec 14, 2011
Hyderabad: A local court on Thursday remanded Syed Salahuddin Salar, an accused in the 2002 Sai Baba Temple blast case and a former All India president of the banned Student's Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), in five days police custody. Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) had on Wednesday filed a petition with the Fifth Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court seeking 10-day police custody of Salahuddin. However, the court granted...
08:59 PM, Jul 21, 2011
Puttaparthi: Officials have finished preparing the inventory of the wealth at Sathya Sai Baba's Yajur Mandir in Puttaparthi and will submit it to the government. Officials said treasure worth billions seems to be donations from the late spiritual leader's followers. Almost 340 kg of silver, gold worth Rs 5.8 crore and close to Rs 2 crore in cash were found in the Baba's personal chambers at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh...
03:49 PM, Jul 20, 2011
Puttaparthi: After Thiruvananthapuram's Padmanabhaswamy temple, valuables worth millions have been found at the late Sathya Sai Baba's Yajur Mandir. Officials preparing an inventory of the late spiritual leader's personal chambers in Puttaparthi have found 340 kg silver, gold worth Rs 5.8 crore and close to Rs 2 crore cash and the inventory is not yet complete. The assets found in the eight rooms searched were deposited in a bank as...
11:13 AM, Jul 19, 2011
Puttaparthi: Satya Sai Baba's 'Maha Samadhi' was on Friday opened to devotees for darshan at Prasanthi Nilayam here on the auspicious occasion of 'Guru Purnima'. Thousands of devotees assembled at the Sai Kulwant Hall in Prasanthi Nilayam, where the Samadhi is located, bringing back festive atmosphere in the town. Sai Baba used to give darshan at the Sai Kulwant hall and 'Guru Purnima' has importance in the calendar of events...
02:11 PM, Jul 15, 2011
Puttaparti: Satya Sai Baba's 'Maha Samadhi' in Prasanthi Nilayam in Puttaparti will be opened for 'Darshan' on Friday on the occasion of Gurupournami. The construction of Maha Samadhi had begun soon after Baba's demise on April 24. The Satya Sai Central Trust had announced that the Maha Samadhi would be built in a grand and befitting manner. Devotees of Baba have started arriving in Puttaparti in large numbers for the...
11:14 PM, Jul 14, 2011
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