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"When I started going to Bangalore, Easwaramma and Venkamma entreated Me that I

should not leave Puttaparthi. I promised them that I would never leave

Puttaparthi and would stay here forever. At that time, people of many royal

families started coming to Puttaparthi. Those days Chitravati flowed for the

most part of the year. Their devotion was so great that they crossed the river

by improvising temporary causeways of wooden planks. As the number of My

followers increased, the opposition of the local miscreants melted away. After

I promised Easwaramma, I never abandoned Puttaparthi. The whole world may come

here but I shall not leave Puttaparthi. Generally, Avatars stay at their place

of birth. If you uproot a plant from its place and plant it elsewhere, how long

will it survive? A tree grows strong where it is planted first. In this manner,

Sathya Sai Baba has retained his roots in Puttaparthi and has made Puttaparthi

a place of pilgrimage.

Puttaparthi has come to assume a glorious name in the world. 'Putta' means

anthill. As the place abounded in anthills, it got this name Puttaparthi. What

is the origin of the name of this village Puttaparthi? There is a strange story

associated with it. Near the Patha Mandir, there is Venugopal Swamy Temple. A

snake lived in an anthill near it. Everyday the cowherds would take their cows

for grazing to the outskirts of the village. One of the cows would go to the

anthill and the snake would drink milk from its udder. Everyday the cow would

return home with empty udder. The cowherds found out the reason behind this and

planned to kill the snake. One day as the snake was drinking milk from the cow,

they hit it with a stone. The snake pronounced a curse on them that cows and

cowherds would no longer be able to live in the village. That is why, the

cowherds left this village and built their houses near Gokulam. You can see

this yourself even today. The stone with which the cowherds tried to kill the

snake is now being worshipped in Venugopal Swamy Temple.

Today I narrated at length all this in order to tell you the significance of Sai

Baba and Puttaparthi. Puttaparthi has a great history behind it. Many eminent

and affluent people visited this place. In those days, the Maharaja of Mysore

and his mother used to come here quite frequently. Many such eminent

personalities recognised the greatness of Puttaparthi and revered it.

The Lord of Puttaparthi will protect you always, He is the embodiment of

compassion, He will hold your hand and take you across the ocean of life, He

will never forsake you under any circumstances. (Telugu Poem)

Embodiment of Love! You are really fortunate, for you are able to enjoy the

Divine proximity of Sai. It is the result of the merits earned by you in your

previous births. It is your great good fortune that you are singing, talking

and walking with Him. You are with Sai and Sai is with you. As I often say,

"You and I are one." So, develop unwavering faith in God.

Students! Having come to Puttaparthi and studied here, you should make every

effort to uphold the prestige of Puttaparthi. I want to tell you another small

thing. Usually, students like to spend their vacation at home. But here the

students do not like to go home even during the vacation. Only very few of them

go home. Even after completing their post graduation, many students stay here.

What is the reason for this? Here is the greatest Divine magnet. (Loud

prolonged applause) God attracts one and all. His power is beyond all limits.

In the years to come, you will experience the power of this magnet more and

more." - Sathya Sai Baba More: Swami's discourse - topic of Puttaparthi

Prasanthi Nilayam Prasanthi Nilayam-history

Nestled in the heart of a cluster of bald hills with a scant population of less

than a hundred, this unknown, unnoticed, unrecognised and undeveloped village

awaited the Advent of an Avatar for centuries. The result? Fulfilment! The bald

hills put on green caps; the dry tree tops put up green leaves; the plants

prepared colourful bouquets; the bees hummed to collect honey for the Lord; and

sands collected and spread themselves to soften the path and River Chitravati

began the muse on a tune-all to greet the Divine on holy 23rd of November 1926.

The one time sleeping village is now agog with multitudes from every nook and

corner of the world drawn by the fragrance of His Glory, Word and Deed.

Located in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh, this tiny village has now grown

into a full-fledged township with all modern amenities that would suit a fast

growing population of multinational texture. It has now the distinction of

being the seat of a world class Super Speciality Hospital - Sri Sathya Sai

Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, where possibly for the first time in the

world, the most modern state-of-art facilities in surgery and medicine provided

totally free of cost, a Deemed university - Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher

Learning, comprising three campuses, providing free education in arts, science,

and management including M.B.A, M.Tech in computer science and PhD, a music

college, a couple of Higher Secondary Schools and several primary and middle

schools. This tiny, but most privileged village turned township also houses a

planetarium of international standard two Museums - Sri Sathya Sai Sanathana

Samskruti (Eternal Heritage) Museum, a spiritual museum, where one can see a

depiction of timeless panorama of seers and sages of all faiths and religions,

Chaitanya Jyoti Museum, dedicated to the depiction of Life, Mission and Message

of the Avatar of the Age, not to speak of an Air Port and modern Railway

Station. Until recently the nearest rail head was Dharmavaram on the Guntakkal

- Bangalore line situated 45 km. from Puttaparthi which distance had to be

motored down by the visitors. Now a new Railway Station "Sathya Sai Prasanthi

Nilayam" at a distance of 9 km is on the railway map of India much to the

comfort and convenience of the visiting devotees. The Station has all the

facilities that a major railway station can offer.

The original name of this village was Gollapalli - a village of the cowherds, as

many of them lived here eking their livelihood by tending the cows. The hasty

and revengeful action of one of these cowherds drew a curse from a dying

serpent whom he had stoned to death as it was seen sucking milk from the udder

of his favourite cow. The curse began to operate in due course virtually

eliminating the cowherds and the cows. The entire area was covered with

anthills with snake pits housing serpents. Gollapalli thus became Puttapalli

(village of ant hills) and in due course Puttaparthi. Concurrently the cowherds

were replaced by tribals, who, in turn, by some Brahmin families and, later, by

Kshatriyas including the Ratnakaram family of Bhagawan Baba. With regular

worship of deities, especially the stone that was flung on the serpent, in the

nearby Venugopala Swami Temple, the village again began to flourish.

Puttaparthi is now adored all the world over as the birthplace of the Avatar of

the Age, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. It has assumed the position of the

foremost pilgrimage centre of the country as the Abode of the Living God is

located here.

source:sssbpt

 

Puttaparthi can be hot and humid. The temperature is generally:

summer: 30°C. - 40°C. (81F - 108F)winter: 20°C. - 27°C. (54F - 73F)

The southwest monsoons play a major role in determining the climate. The

northeast monsoons are responsible for about one-third of the total rainfall.

Some rainfall may be expected during the months of June, July, and August and

again from October to December.

Morning hours from November to early February can be quite chilly, so light

woolens are advisable during this time. But it usually warms up once the sun

comes up.

Here is more information on the weather, by month:

January: pleasant/warm. 30 degrees celsius (86 Fahrenheit)February: hot. 32

(91)March: very hot. 35-40 (95-104)April: very hot. 35-43 (95-107)May:

very hot. 35-43 (95-107)June: very hot, light rain. 33 (91)July: hot,

sudden heavy rains. 33 (91)August: hot, sudden heavy rains. 32 (90)September:

hot 32. (90)October: hot, light rains. 32 (90)November: hot, light rains.

31 (88)December: pleasant. 30 (86)

Height above sea level: 800 metersLatitude: 14 degrees NorthLongitude: 78 degrees East

source: sathyasai.org

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