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| Sathya Sai Baba in a typical pose during his daily darshan |
PUTTAPARTHI, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA (ANS) -- Thousands of people gathered at the Sathya Sai aerodrome at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh on on Thursday evening (October 5th), but returned disappointed when the "miracle" did not happen after word spread that controversial god man Sathya Sai Baba would be "sighted" on the moon.
This news was carried out by Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) website
www.persecution.in
The 81-year-old Sai Baba was also present at the airport and later returned to his “Prashanti Nilayam” ashram here in Anantapur district, about 500 km from state capital Hyderabad.
It all started when an official of the Sai Trust announced that the god man would make a "moon appearance" by 6-7 pm, and asked devotees to proceed towards the airport.
Thousands of the Baba's devotees from neighboring villages rushed to the airport but were disappointed as a cloud cover hid the moon. They waited for an hour before dispersing.
Police had a tough time in clearing the traffic on the airport road to enable the Baba to return to his abode amid tight security. There was no word from Sai Trust as to why the "miracle" failed to materialize.
His devotees believed that the clouds played spoilsport while rationalists termed it an attempt by Sai Trust to revive the Baba's waning popularity.
| James Varghese is a reporter for the “V” TV news in Gokak, Karnataka state, India, and is freelance journalist working for ANS. |
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