Thousands disappointed as Sai Baba's 'moon miracle' fails

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Oct 4, 2007, 17:51 GMT

Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 4 (IANS) Thousands of people gathered at the airport here Thursday night after word spread that controversial godman Satya Sai Baba would be 'sighted' on the moon - but returned disappointed when the 'miracle' did not happen. The 81-year-old Sai Baba was also present at the airport and later returned to his 'Prshanti Nilayam' ashram here in Anantapur district, about 500 km from state capital Hyderabad. It all started when an official of the Sai Trust announced that the godman would make a 'moon appearance' 6-7 p.m., and asked devotees to proceed towards the airport. Thousands of the Baba's devotees from neighbouring villages rushed to the airport but were disappointed as a cloud cover hid the moon. They waited for an hour before dispersing. Police had a tough time in clearing the traffic on the airport road to enable the Baba to return to his abode amid tight security. There was no word from Sai Trust as to why the 'miracle' failed to materialise. His devotees believed that the clouds played spoilsport while rationalists termed it an attempt by Sai Trust to revive the Baba's waning popularity. © 2007 Indo-Asian News Service

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CPOct 6th, 2007 - 06:53:12

Satya Sai Baba would have been more respectful, if he hasn't given the statement about his appearacne in MOON. I wish he doesnt give this kind of statements in the future so that people in India respect him for his services such as hospitals and wate projects if NOT as a godman.

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PSOct 7th, 2007 - 16:23:56

I truly agree with CP. Why should baba gives such statements like viswaroopa...If god has to show his viswaroopa...can everyone see it?? like thousands gathered in airport? What made baba to announce such a statement...
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