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[[File:PrashantiNilayam1.jpg|thumb|200px|Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, A.P.]]

'''Prasanthi Nilayam''' ({{coord|14|9.91|N|77|48.70|E|scale:50000}}, 800 meters (2624 feet) above sea level<ref name="ashraminfo">[http://www.srisathyasai.org.in/Pages/AshramInfo/prasanthi_intro.htm Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam]</ref>) is the main [[ashram]] of [[Sathya Sai Baba]] located in the village of [[Puttaparthi]] in [[Anantapur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name="radiosaipra">[http://media.radiosai.org/Journals/Portal/prasanthi.htm Prasanthi Nilayam: The Abode of Highest Peace]</ref> Sathya Sai Baba was born in [[Puttaparthi]]. "Prasanthi Nilayam" means literally "Abode of the Highest Peace."<ref name="ashraminfo"/><ref name="radiosaipra"/> Sathya Sai Baba gave daily [[Darśana|darshan]] to his devotees in this ashram. Sathya Sai Baba was usually present in Prasanthi Nilayam from early June to the middle of March.<ref name="radiosaipra"/>

[[File:Prasanthi Nilayam entrance.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Main entrance to Prasanthi Nilayam]]

==History==
At the age of seventeen, Sathya Sai Baba told one devotee, "The Sai Pravesh (the advent of Sai) will transform that region into Prasanthi Pradesh (a region of highest peace). There will rise a bhavan (mansion)! [[Lakh]]s of people from all over India, why only India, from all over the world, will come and wait there for Sai darshan!"<ref name="sathyasaihistory">[http://www.sathyasai.org/ashrams/prasanthi/history.html History of the Mandir]</ref>

In 1944 a [[mandir]] was built to facilitate the growing number of Sai Baba devotees.<ref name="vahiniprashanti">[http://www.vahini.org/sss/i/prasanthi.html Sathyam Sivam Sundaram Part I: 7. Prasanthi Nilayam]</ref> It is now commonly referred to as the "old mandir."<ref>Bowen, David (1988). The Sathya Sai Baba Community in Bradford: Its origins and development, religious beliefs and practices. Leeds: University Press. {{ISBN|1-871363-02-0}}.</ref><ref name="murphetmiracle">Murphet, Howard (1977). ''Man of Miracles''. Weiser. {{ISBN|0-87728-335-4}} portions available online https://books.google.com/books?id=BPsVFqhclS0C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=&f=false</ref> Prasanti Nilayam was inaugurated on 23 November 1950, the 24th birthday of Sathya Sai Baba and its construction lasted about two years<ref name="vahiniprashanti"/> "Sathya Sai Baba can be said to be the architect and engineer who directed the entire work for construction",<ref name="vahiniprashanti"/> says [[Narayana Kasturi]]. Sathya Sai Baba supervised the construction, acquiring of equipment, and watched over the devotees who constructed the ashram."<ref name="vahiniprashanti"/> Heavy girders for the central prayer hall was transported from [[Tiruchirapalli]] by train to [[Penukonda]] and then had to be brought over the district road, sixteen miles long."<ref name="vahiniprashanti"/> The mandir was painted blue, yellow, and pink "communicating the message of the harmony of spirit, intellect, and heart respectively; for blue stands for spirit, yellow for intellect, and pink for heart (love). The rich harmony of the three does result in santhi (peace) and Prasanthi (supreme peace); and that really is the message of the Prasanthi mandir."<ref name="sathyasaihistory"/> In October 1957 a hospital was inaugurated on the hill behind the ashram."<ref name="vahiniprashanti"/>

Poornachandra Auditorium was built in 1973 where cultural programmes, conferences and yagnas during [[Navratri|Dasara]] take place."<ref name="sssplaces">[http://www.sssbpt.org/Pages/Puttaparthi/important_places.htm Sri Sathya Sai Books & Publication Trust]</ref> It can seat around 15,000 people in the 60 x 40-metre area.<ref name="sssplaces"/> Sathya Sai Baba's living quarters are upstairs above the stage."<ref name="ptpinfo">[http://www.puttaparthi.info/parthi/discover/sightseeing/ puttaparthi.info]</ref>

[[File:Chaitanya Jyothi Museum, Prashanthi Nilayam, India.jpg|thumb|200px|right| Chaitanya Jyoti, a world-religions museum]]

The Sarva [[Dharma]] Stupa, a 50 ft high pillar celebrating the unity of all religions, was built in November 1975 to mark the advent of the [[Avatar]]."<ref name="touristinfo">[http://www.tourisminap.com/puttaparthi/sight_see.php APTDC - ANDHRA PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OFFICIAL WEBSITE: Destinations, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Puttaparthi, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Warangal, Them...]</ref> Sai Kulwant Hall with a [[seating capacity]] of about 20,000 is where daily darshan took place.<ref name="ptpinfo"/><ref name="touristinfo"/> Sai Kulwant Hall is between Sathya Sai Baba's residence (Yajur Mandir) and the Prasanti Mandir. The carved icons of [[Rama]], [[Sita]], [[Lakshmana]] and [[Hanuman]] were installed by Sathya Sai Baba on 30 September 1999.<ref name="touristinfo"/>

[[File:Sathya Sai Music College.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Sathya Sai Music College, Prasanthi Nilayam]]

The Prasanti Nilayam ashram hosts many mandirs including a [[Ganesha]] Mandir, [[Murugan|Subramanya]] Mandir, [[Gayatri]] Mandir,<ref name="sssplaces"/> a meditation tree planted by Sai Baba in 1950,<ref name="ptpinfo"/><ref name="touristinfo"/> an eternal heritage museum, Chaitanya Jyothi museum<ref name="touristinfo"/><ref name="thestar.com">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050412101614/http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=%2F2005%2F4%2F2%2Ffeatures%2F9982154&sec=features The Star Online: Lifestyle]</ref>), multiple canteens,<ref>[http://www.sathyasai.org/ashrams/prasanthi/food.html Prasanthi Nilayam: food]</ref> cricket ground, indoor sports stadium, super specialty hospital, [[Sri Sathya Sai University|educational institutions]], shopping complex, administration buildings, devotee quarters, accommodation rooms and halls.<ref name="touristinfo"/> There is a branch office of the [[State Bank of India]] in Prasanthi Nilayam."<ref>[http://www.sathyasai.org/ashrams/prasanthi/banks.html Financial considerations]</ref>

==Climate==
The climate is generally hot and dry throughout the year,<ref name="ashraminfo"/> summer temperatures ranging from 30 °C-40 °C, (86F - 104F) and winter 20 °C-27 °C (68F - 81F).<ref>[http://www.sathyasai.org/ashrams/prasanthi/climate.html Prasanthi climate]</ref>

==Transport==

===Road===
Puttaparthi is well connected by road to all parts of [[Anantapur district]], the district headquarters [[Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh|Anantapur]] ({{convert|84|km|mi}}), the state capital [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]] ({{convert|441|km|mi}}), [[Bangalore]] ({{convert|154|km|mi}}) and [[Chennai]] ({{convert|375|km|mi}}), by state-run [[APSRTC]] buses. [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] buses also ply from Bangalore.

===Rail===
[[File:Prashanti Nilayam Railway Station.jpg|thumb|200px|Platform No.1 of Prashanti Nilayam Railway Station]]
Puttaparthi has a railway station named as [[Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam railway station|Sri Satya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam]] which started functioning from 23 November 2000, which was Baba's 75th birth anniversary. It is about {{convert|8|km|mi}} to the west of the ashram. This station falls under the Bangalore Division of the [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railway]] and lies on the Bangalore-[[Guntakal]] railway line. It is easy to reach the town from the railway station in 20-25 mins, through various modes of transport like [[taxi|cabs]], [[autorickshaw]]s and APSRTC buses. The town is connected directly by train to [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Mumbai]], [[New Delhi]], [[Bhubaneswar railway station|Bhubaneswar]] and [[Howrah railway station|Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sri Sathya Sai Prashanti Nilayam/SSPN to Kolkata Howrah/HWH|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/search/1577/0/1|publisher=India Rail Info|accessdate=30 May 2013}}</ref>

===Air===
[[Puttaparthi Airport|Puttaparthi has an airport]] which is {{convert|6|km|mi}} from the ashram.<ref name="bstdsale">{{cite news|last=Ramanathan |first=S. Kalyana |title=Sri Sathya Sai Baba's airport up for sale |work=Business Standard |date=31 October 2007 |url=http://www.business-standard.com/economy/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu2&subLeft=1&autono=302786&tab=r |accessdate=28 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118114839/http://www.business-standard.com/economy/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu2&subLeft=1&autono=302786&tab=r |archivedate=18 January 2008 }}</ref> It is owned by the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust and is spread over {{convert|450|acre|km2}} of land, housing a runway that is 2,230 metres long.<ref name="rediffsale">{{cite news| last = Ramanathan | first = S. Kalyana | title = Sai Baba's airport up for sale | publisher = Rediff | date = 31 October 2007| url = http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/oct/31sai.htm | accessdate = 28 November 2007}}</ref> The airport is closed to normal domestic flights, the nearest functional airport is the [[Kempegowda International Airport]] at [[Devanahalli]], a suburb of Bangalore which is about {{convert|119|km|mi}} from Puttaparthi.

==See also==
* [[Puttaparthi]]
* [[Sathya Sai Baba]]
* [[Sri Sathya Sai University]]

==References==
{{Reflist|33em}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.srisathyasai.org.in Prasanthi Nilayam]
* [http://www.sssbpt.org Sri Sathya Sai Books & Publications Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam]
* [http://www.radiosai.org Radio Sai Global Harmony, the digital radio channel of Prasanthi Nilayam]

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[[Category:Sathya Sai Baba]]
[[Category:Ashrams]]
[[Category:1944 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Puttaparthi]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Anantapur district]]

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