Sathya Sai Baba

Indian spiritual guru (1926–2011)

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Lived 1926–2011, aged 85India

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Era
1926–2011
Aged 85
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2003

Summary

Updated 2026-06-21

He announced at fourteen that he was the rebirth of a saint, then spent six decades convincing millions through materialised ash, rings, and reported miracles while accusations of fraud and worse trailed him — never charged, never quiet.

Biography

About

Born Ratnakaram Sathyanarayana Raju on 23 November 1926, he left home at fourteen after declaring himself the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba. Followers credited him with materialising vibhuti and small objects, spontaneous healings, resurrections, clairvoyance, and bilocation — claims of omnipresence, omnipotence, and omniscience followed. Accusations accumulated over the years: sleight of hand, money laundering, fraud, murder. He was never charged with any offence. He died 24 April 2011, leaving a vast philanthropic network and a divided legacy — devotion on one side, skepticism on the othe…

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In their own words

Sourced, dated quotes from Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba

said1974

My power is immeasurable; My truth inexplicable, unfathomable.

— Sathya Sai Baba Discourse 19-6-1974. p. 227 Sathya Sai Speaks Vol. 12.

Sathya Sai Baba

said1968

What is it that brings to It the adoration of millions from all over the world?

— Discourse 17/5/1968. Sathya Sai Speaks Vol. 8, p 100

Sathya Sai Baba

said1968

This is a human form in which every Divine entity, every Divine principle, that is to say, all the names and forms ascribed by man to God, are manifest...

— Statement (1968) as quoted in Sathya Sai Speaks Volume VIII, p. 99f

Sathya Sai Baba

saidOct 1961