Johnson T ATags : Sathya Sai Baba, passes away, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, doctors,medical bulletinPosted: Mon Apr 25 2011, 02:28 hrsPuttaparthi:
Grieving devotees outside Sai Baba’s ashram in Puttaparthi as an ambulance carrying his body arrives. AP
After keeping Sathya Sai Baba on life-support systems for 24 days, doctors of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences announced he had passed away today morning.
Thousands of distraught devotees standing in line for over a kilometre outside his Prasanthi Nilayam ashram broke into tears as doctors said the 85-year-old godman had succumbed to multi-organ failure and breathed his last at 7.40 am.
The body of the spiritual guru was brought to the ashram on Sunday evening and will remain at the main meditation hall there for the next 48 hours to allow his nearly six million devotees to pay their last respects.
Sai Baba, 85, was declared dead in the course of a medical bulletin issued by the Sri Sathya Sai Institute. “Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba is no more with us physically. He left his earthly body on 24th April, 2011, at 7.40 am, due to cardio-respiratory failure,” the announcement said.
As thousands thronged outside the main entrance to Sai Baba’s ashram, giant screens placed near the gates projected images of the remains of the spiritual guru, evoking cheers and tears among the people waiting to get inside. “He is looking like he always did, he has not changed,” many said.
Some emotionally charged devotees broke through police barricades in an attempt to reach the entrance of the Kulwant Hall where the Sai Baba’s body had been placed.
Hundreds of devotees from all over the world, including several businessmen and small politicians, waited barefoot and patiently outside other entrances of the ashram’s meditation hall. Some women collapsed in tears and were carried to the sides by supporters.Warm Regard, Sara Pandian
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