The Prashanthi Nilayam ashram in the 1960s when the Shanthi Vedika building still stood (see on left). Note the library building on the hill behind South Prashanthi apartments and temple.
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Prashanthi Nilayama Ganesha gate shrine

PN inside gate - Ganesha shrine (and transformers!)

Left: The shrine to Ganesha inside the Ganesha gate, Prashanthi - spring 1985: close-up above

Goats herded in Puttaparthi 1985

Left: Gate to old Sai Baba mandir, Puttaparthi. Above: Parthi village street scene in spring 1985

Poornachandra-Hall-1980s

Puttaparthi village & college

Left: darsan in Purnachandra Hall, late 1980s. Above: 1985 with college in background

Wedding of Radhakrishnan in 1989, Prashanthi

Figurines over main compound temple gate with sarva dharma symbol
Sarva dharma symbol with figurines above the main entrance to the Prashanthi mandir, since demolished to make way for the Kushwant Hall etc.

On the left: band procession to the wedding of Radhakrishnan, Sai Baba's valet, in December, 1988. Radhakrishnan was killed in a knife battle in the interview room in June, 1993


Sai Gita-elephant-1985
Sai_Geeth-elephant-1985

Above: Vidyagiri admin. block 1985

Left: Sathya Sai Baba's pet elephant, Sai Gita, in 1985. Sai Gita was excited because a dog which lived in her compound had just given birth the day before to puppies!



Chairs for handicapped and invalid visitors

'The chairs' or the section reserved for handicapped and invalid persons in fron to the garage beside the temple


Shopping stree in Parthi village
Puttaparthi village - shopping street. Late 1980s. No longer are the shoppers there, since Sai Baba's death.