Prasanthi Nilayam

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Sri Sathya Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir at Prasanthi Nilayam
Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, A.P.

Prasanthi Nilayam (14°9.91′N 77°48.70′E / 14.16517°N 77.81167°E / 14.16517; 77.81167, 800 meters (2624 feet) above sea level

darshan to his devotees in this ashram. Sathya Sai Baba was usually present in Prasanthi Nilayam from early June to the middle of March.[2]

Main entrance to Prasanthi Nilayam

History

At the age of seventeen, Sathya Sai Baba told one devotee, "The Sai Pravesh (the advent of Sai) will transform that region into Prasanti Pradesh (a region of highest peace). There will rise a bhavan (mansion)! Lakhs of people from all over India, why only India, from all over the world, will come and wait there for Sai darshan!"[3]

In 1944, a

Tiruchirappalli by train to Penukonda and then had to be brought over the district road, sixteen miles long."[4] The mandir was painted blue, yellow, and pink "communicating the message of the harmony of spirit, intellect, and heart respectively; for blue stands for spirit, yellow for intellect, and pink for heart (love). The rich harmony of the three does result in Santi (peace) and Prasanti (supreme peace); and that really is the message of the Prasanti Mandir."[3] In October 1957, a hospital was inaugurated on the hill behind the ashram."[4]

Poornachandra Auditorium was built in 1973 where cultural programmes, conferences and yagnas during

Dasara take place."[7] It can seat around 15,000 people in the 60 x 40-metre area.[7] Sathya Sai Baba's living quarters are upstairs above the stage."[8]

Chaitanya Jyoti, a world-religions museum

The Sarva Dharma Stupa, a 50 ft high pillar celebrating the unity of all religions, was built in November 1975 to mark the advent of the Avatar."[9] Sai Kulwant Hall with a seating capacity of about 20,000 is where daily darshan took place.[8][9] Sai Kulwant Hall is between Sathya Sai Baba's residence (Yajur Mandir) and the Prasanti Mandir. The carved icons of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman were installed by Sathya Sai Baba on 30 September 1999.[9]

Sathya Sai Music College, Prasanthi Nilayam

The Prasanti Nilayam ashram hosts many mandirs including a

educational institutions, shopping complex, administration buildings, devotee quarters, accommodation rooms and halls.[9] There is a branch office of the State Bank of India in Prasanti Nilayam."[12]

Climate

The climate is generally hot and dry throughout the year,[1] summer temperatures ranging from 30 °C-40 °C, (86F - 104F) and winter 20 °C-27 °C (68F - 81F).[13]

Transport

Road

Puttaparthi is well connected by road to all parts of

APSRTC buses. KSRTC
buses also ply from Bangalore.

Rail

Platform No. 1 of Prashanthi Nilayam Railway Station

Puttaparthi has a railway station named as

Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bhubaneswar and Kolkata.[14]

Air

Kempegowda International Airport at Devanahalli
, a suburb of Bangalore which is about 119 kilometres (74 mi) from Puttaparthi.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam
  2. ^ a b c Prasanthi Nilayam: The Abode of Highest Peace
  3. ^ a b History of the Mandir
  4. ^ a b c d e f Sathyam Sivam Sundaram Part I: 7. Prasanthi Nilayam
  5. ISBN 1-871363-02-0
    .
  6. ISBN 978-0-87728-335-5
    .
  7. ^ a b c Sri Sathya Sai Books & Publication Trust
  8. ^ a b c puttaparthi.info
  9. ^ a b c d e f Sightseeing. Archived January 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. tourisminap.com.
  10. ^ The Star Online: Lifestyle
  11. ^ Prasanthi Nilayam: food
  12. ^ Financial considerations
  13. ^ Prasanthi climate
  14. ^ "Sri Sathya Sai Prashanti Nilayam/SSPN to Kolkata Howrah/HWH". India Rail Info. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  15. ^ Ramanathan, S. Kalyana (31 October 2007). "Sri Sathya Sai Baba's airport up for sale". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
  16. ^ Ramanathan, S. Kalyana (31 October 2007). "Sai Baba's airport up for sale". Rediff. Retrieved 28 November 2007.

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