Puttaparthi
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The abode of Bhagwan Sathya Sai Baba. Situated in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, Puttaparthi draws thousands of devotees from all over the world. Puttaparthi houses Prashanthi Nilayam, the ashram of Baba. It is well connected by road, rail and air to the outer world. It used to be a small, isolated, backward village "ten minutes past the Stone Age" in the late 1960s until Sathya Sai Baba attracted many spiritual seekers.
The newly opened (as of May 2003) railway station is called Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam.
Puttaparthi also has a charitable super speciality hospital.