I mean, obviously, as a whole Percy is intimidating af, but Poseidon does have a history of being the type of parent that does wildly violent shit for his kids - and the fact it is known that he likes Percy? Terrifying.
Many believe he died a day after he was admitted to the hospital March 28 and that his relatives waited for an auspicious time to make the announcement.This is probably one of the most intimidating things about Percy tbh. Some of the children of his sisters and brothers are today active in the trusts formed by him. Two of his elder sisters, an elder brother and a younger brother have died. The killing of four alleged intruders into Sai Baba's bedroom by police in 1993 still remains a mystery.įrom 2005, Sai Baba had been using a wheelchair and his failing health had forced him to make fewer public appearances.
Not much is known about his personal life. The BBC once produced a documentary that showed him in poor light. He acquired a huge following that included political leaders, film stars and industrialists - and millions of ordinary folk.īut controversies always dogged Sai Baba. In 2001, the digital radio network, Radio Sai Global Harmony, was launched to spread Sai Baba's message of harmony and peace. Sathya Sai Baba was also credited with unveiling drinking water schemes in drought-prone Anantapur district, where Puttaparthi is located, and to the city of Chennai.įood is sold at hugely subsidized rates at his ashram here - even to those who do not follow him.
His movement began providing free medical treatment, both in Puttaparthi and Bangalore, as well as free education for the poor. Simultaneously, Sai Baba plunged into charitable work. Today, his devotees are spread over some 130 countries and number in millions. The godman brushed away the attacks, which abated over the years, even as his spiritual empire expanded. Sathya Sai Baba, however, ran into critics who repeatedly challenged him to make the objects materialise in "controlled conditions" - to prove that he was not indulging in trickery. He preached: "My objective is the establishment of sanatana dharma, which believes in one god as propitiated by the founders of all religions." He made it a point to tell his followers not to give up their original religion. He also opened ashrams at Whitefield on Bangalore's outskirts and at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu.
Four years later he founded Prasanthi Nilayam (Abode of Supreme Peace) at Puttaparthi. The spiritual guru built a temple in 1944. Puttaparthi became his base, eventually transforming the once small village into a lively pilgrimage centre, with its own railway station and air strip. Word spread that Raju could make objects such as food and sweets materialise out of thin air.Īs time went by, and he came to be recognised for his mane and flowing orange robes, the boy transformed into Sathya Sai Baba, frequently producing with a flick of his hand 'vibhuti' (sacred ash) and small objects such as Shiv lings, rings and necklaces.
In no time, the boy gathered a following as he stepped into the world of spirituality. Within two months, the teenager claimed to be a reincarnation of the more famous Shirdi Sai Baba, who had reportedly stated before his death in 1918 that he would reappear in the then Madras Presidency eight years later. Born Sathyanarayana Raju in Puttaparthi, his devotees claimed he started singing Sanskrit verses, of which he had no knowledge, one day in March 1940 after being apparently stung by a scorpion.