Over 5 lakh devotees take part in Sathya Sai Baba’s centenary celebrations

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Grand procession of Sri Sathya Sai Babas aureate  chariot astatine  Prashanti Nilayam successful  Puttaparthi of Sri Sathya Sai district.

Grand procession of Sri Sathya Sai Babas aureate chariot astatine Prashanti Nilayam successful Puttaparthi of Sri Sathya Sai district. | Photo Credit: ARRANGEMENT

The centenary celebrations of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba concluded connected Sunday astatine Puttaparthi, drafting implicit 5 lakhs of devotees and respective apical nationalist leaders during the past 1 week.

Speaking to the media present connected Monday (November 24), Superintendent of Police S. Satish Kumar thanked aggregate departments, the nationalist of Puttaparthi and voluntary organisations for their coordinated efforts, which ensured the lawsuit concluded successfully.

The SP said that the State authorities activated 1 of its largest information deployments successful caller years, with 5,300 unit drawn from 17 districts. Forces included Greyhounds, Octopus, SRDFN teams, transgression units, canine squads, women constabulary and APSP platoons. Surveillance was maintained utilizing 370 CCTV cameras, drones with night-vision capability, and continuous monitoring crossed attack roads, residential zones and lawsuit venues. Cordon-and-search operations were conducted to forestall unlawful activity, portion each DSP successful the Satya Sai territory was assigned circumstantial responsibilities.

Mr. Satish Kumar said that beforehand readying began a period earlier, focusing connected postulation management, assemblage handling and dedicated parking arrangements to guarantee creaseless question for devotees. Police arranged vehicles for 230 VIPs and executed peculiar question protocols passim the 3 days of high-profile visits.

Senior constabulary officials recalled that a information cognition of comparable standard was past conducted successful 2006 during the sojourn of past Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Puttaparthi.

Published - November 24, 2025 04:31 p.m. IST

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