Satya Saibaba produces `atma lingas'

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"The Hindu" Andhra Pradesh

Online edition of India's National NewspaperThursday, Feb 19, 2004

 

Satya Saibaba produces `atma lingas'

By the Staff Reporter

 

ANANTAPUR, FEB. 18. `Maha Shivaratri' was celebrated with religious fervour

at all important Shiva temples in the district and at Puttaparthi. Sri Satya

Saibaba produced three `atma lingas' as part of `lingodbhava' this evening.

Devotees from across the country gathered in large numbers at Puttaparthi to

witness the lingodbhava programme. The rush was heavy as media carried the

report that Satya Saibaba is likely to produce the `atma lingas' on the day of

Maha Shivaratri.

 

Those who were present on the occasion were the Karnataka Governor, T.V.

Chaturvedi, the Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, the Union Minister of State for

Home, I.D. Swamy, the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh,

the Sri Lankan MP, Bandarunayake, the District Collector, Y.V. Anuradha, the

Superintendent of Police, Anil Kumar, and other officials.

 

Sri Satya Saibaba produced one `atma linga' at 5.15 p.m. and two more at

6.15 p.m. amidst the packed Sai Kulwanth Hall in Prashanti Nilayam. The atma

lingas came out of Sri Saibaba's mouth.

 

A large congregation of devotees from the district and the neighbouring

Karnataka gathered at Hemavati and Lepakshi.

 

Source:

http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/19/stories/2004021902620500.htm