Who is SAI BABA ???

SAI BABA, a saint lived in Shirdi in Maharashtra(India) from 1858 to 1918. There his physical body is kept after his Maha samadhi on 15 Oct 1918. His body is interred in the tomb and a marble image is installed. People of all faiths flock to his samadhi temple every day. Pujas are conducted regularly and it has become a pilgrim centre. He is considered to be the first Avatar of lord Shiva , and the present Avatar Shri Sathya Sai Baba who lives now in Puttaparthy in Andhra Pradesh is a continuation of Second Avatar of Sai baba. He is worshipped as Shiva and Sakthi aspect in one body. The third one to come in Karnataka in Mandhya Dt sometime in 2030 AD will be named Prema Sai, the aspect of Sakthi alone. For more details surf 'saibaba of india' web site.

http://www.saibaba.org/

Sathya Sai Baba (born Sathyanarayana Raju on November 23, 1926,or later than 1927 — with the family name of "Ratnakara") is a South Indian guru, religious leader, orator and philosopher often described as a godman and a miracle worker (but proof of this is still required!). According to the Sathya Sai Organization, there are an estimated 1,200 Sathya Sai Baba Centers in 130 countries world-wide.The number of Sathya Sai Baba adherents is estimated sometimes as around 6 million, and followers cite "50 to 100 million".

A nut case. He should be renamed Ali Baba for ripping off people by taking advantage of their faith in him. I will never understand why mankind is dragged into meaningless cults.

as described above

this is a link to his site

http://www.sathyasai.org/

whether you believe him to be a magician or a living God

there is no doubt in my mind that this man is a peaceful , wonderful man

his books are awesome and a lot of insight can be found in them

of course like anyone who makes claims , there is a lot of contraversy around him , even some nasty allegations

that is down to the individual to believe what makes sense to them

a hindu with an afro

a hindu crakpot who does magic tricks such as the holy ash trick