The last rites for Puttaparthi Satya Sai Baba were performed at Sai Kulwant Hall few minutes ago in presence of selected devotees and VVIP guests. &lsquo;Samprokshana&rsquo; for &lsquo;Marana Kala Dosha&rsquo; was done followed by &lsquo;Dasa Daanam&rsquo; under the guidance of Veda Pandit Kandukuri Kondavadhani and team from Rajahmundry.&nbsp;
Ratnakar, son of Sai Baba&rsquo;s elder brother Janaki Ramayya sprinkled the sacred waters collected from Antarvahini Saraswati and other rivers on Baba&rsquo;s body. Nearly at 9.45 AM, Baba is rested in Maha Samadhi which will be opened for public viewing from 11:45 AM today. Burial of Baba in Samadhi is entirely a private program where witnesses are some of members from Satya Sai Trust and family members. Holy ash was poured into the Samadhi to fill it totally. On this Maha Samadhi, a statue of Baba would be built and Prashanthi Nilayam will then be turned into a divine temple.
Ratnakar and other close aides of Baba went into tears as the final moments for Maha Samadhi came nearer. Sai Kulwant Hall from now onwards will be treated as most sacred place in Puttaparthi. As per Baba&rsquo;s promise long ago to bless his devotees in the form of Moon, today mid in the afternoon while Samadhi activities are performed, all of the sudden devotees captured crescent Moon in Puttaparthi above Prashanthi Nilayam which is considered as Baba Mahima.

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Baba Mahima: Moon in mid afternoon

The approach of Satya Sai Trust in dealing with Baba&rsquo;s health and even the happenings post death are turning suspicious. Primarily devotees and those served by Baba are doubtful as how fair the same trust would monitor the charity activities initiated by Godman. On other side the posture of Sai Baba&rsquo;s dead body is also becoming a cause of worry for religious intellectuals all around the country.&nbsp;
As per standard Hindu Vaidika Dharma sutra based on holy book &lsquo;Dharma Sindhu,&rsquo; dead bodies of common people should be kept in Shayana Sthithi (Sleeping Posture) during burial while for Yatis (Humans in Godly form), their dead bodies should be kept in Maha Samadhi in Padmasans Sthithi (Sitting Posture). Unfortunately Trustees haven&rsquo;t spoke to any of the seniors in Hindu Religion before making arrangements for Maha Samadhi.
As Baba&rsquo;s dead body was kept in sleeping posture from last two and half days, it is impossible now to bring him to sitting posture because dead bodies develop rigidity which can&rsquo;t be overcome. Visakhapatnam&rsquo;s Sharada Peetadhipathi Swaroopanandendra and other Hindu religious heads are expressing their worries on Trust&rsquo;s hasty decisions in dealing with Baba's body forecasting an &lsquo;Arishtam&rsquo; (Unfavourable symptom) to entire state.

Baba's dead body is 'Arishtam' to state

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In the same Sai Kushwant Hall where Satya Sai Baba&rsquo;s dead body is placed for darshan, the mortal remains of Baba will be buried off in the form of a divine Samadhi. As the work for same is commenced by covering the holy place around with curtains, it was TV9 who pulled the secret clippings of Samadhi by taking help of Baba devotees.&nbsp;
With sand and water used in construction of this mausoleum brought from sacred places, Baba&rsquo;s body will be buried tomorrow evening with only 650 special invitees from Trust staying around. Even darshan of Baba&rsquo;s dead body will be stopped from tomorrow morning to give ample time for performing special pooja before completion of final rituals. Like Shirdi Sai Baba who listens to the voice of his devotees from Samadhi, same will apply for Satya Sai Baba from tomorrow.&nbsp;
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TV9 covers 'Samadhi' of Baba secretly

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Monday paid homage to the late Sathya Sai Baba at Sai Kulwanth Hall where the seer&rsquo;s body has been kept following his demise due to multi-organ failure on Sunday.
The cricketer arrived in Puttaparthi along with his wife Anjali to pay homage to the spiritual guru who breathed his last after battling for life for 28 days at the Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences.
Tendulkar had on Sunday skipped celebrating his birthday after hearing the news of the godman&rsquo;s demise.
The cricketer and his wife were seen with tears rolling down their eyes. They spent some time sitting amongst the large number of devotees before leaving.
The Satya Sai Baba&rsquo;s body will be kept in the Hall till Wednesday morning after which he will be buried there.
Lakhs of people are expected to pay their last respects to the spiritual guru.

Tendulkar pays last respects to Baba

As we say &lsquo;Daivam Maanushya Rupena,&rsquo; we will see God in every Human Being. Every one is a God. Man minus ego is God. If you become aware about presence of God with in you and also the presence of same God in others, then peace and joy you get is immense and unequaled. So, Satya Sai Baba quotes that he is just a manly form of God. To spread the message of Love and Godliness, every now and then Messengers of Almighty appear on Earth.&nbsp;
If Shirdi Sai Baba was the first Avatar, Second was Satya Sai Baba and the Third to come is Prema Sai Baba. All three godly men will be born in Bharadwajasa Gotram with either &lsquo;Shiva&rsquo; or 'Shakti' Amsha. Before the soul of Shirdi Sai Baba departed from his body in 1918, the last sermon was about his re-birth in two more Avatars (Satya Sai Baba and Prema Sai Baba). Devotees of Sai say that Shirdi Sai Baba intimated to be born as Satya Sai Baba in Andhra Pradesh and Prema Sai Baba in Karnataka.&nbsp;
Exactly eight years after the death of Shirdi Sai, we had the birth of Satya Sai in 1926. If one believes in Satya Sai, then his next form is already in making with name of Prema Sai to be born win Bharadwajasa Gotram with Goddess Shakti Amsha.&nbsp;
The first mention of Prema Sai by Satya Sai Baba appears to be in the discourse "Shiva Shakthi, 6 July 1963." It is a conversation between Shiva, Shakthi, and Bharadwaja. After Bharadwaja performed a ritual, Shiva said that they would take human form and be born in the Bharadwajasa lineage, thrice: Shiva alone as Shirdi Sai Baba, Shiva and Shakthi together at Puttaparthi as Satya Sai Baba, and Shakthi alone as Prema Sai, later.
Finally Satya Sai states, "There will be Prema Sai who, one year after the passing of the Satya Sai form will be born in Karnataka (the old Mysore State), at a place between Bangalore and the city of Mysore."

Baba Mahima: Moon in mid afternoon

Baba's dead body is 'Arishtam' to state

Baba's dead body is 'Arishtam' to state

Baba's dead body is 'Arishtam' to state

TV9 covers 'Samadhi' of Baba secretly

TV9 covers 'Samadhi' of Baba secretly

TV9 covers 'Samadhi' of Baba secretly

Tendulkar pays last respects to Baba

Tendulkar pays last respects to Baba

Tendulkar pays last respects to Baba

Sai Baba's Third Avatar in Next Year!

Sai Baba's Third Avatar in Next Year!