The online news in India on Wednesday morning was mourning with the whole nation. Shri Sathya Sai Baba was buried on Wednesday morning. All the spiritual rites according to the Hindu religion were followed amidst the presence of their relatives, devotees and VIP’s. Baba died on Sunday morning due to heart and respiratory problems.
The ceremony started at early morning and lasted for several hours. Nephew of baba R.J. Ratnakar performed the final rites of sprinkling holy water over baba’s body under the guidance of priests. Before that Buddhist, Christian, Jewish and Muslim priests read out respective scriptures before the Hindu ceremony started. Disciples of Dalai Lama from Tibet also attended the funeral.
The Latest news from the world press on Tuesday stated that the UK government has paid their tribute to baba saying it is a great spiritual loss. Senior political leaders were present along with film stars and sports men at the last rites. Only VIP’s and disciples of baba were allowed inside Kulwant hall during the ceremony while thousands of the devotees waited outside and watched the whole process on big screens. The common people were allowed till Tuesday midnight to have their last darshan of baba.
News with views were aired from Monday that the ceremony would have a private burial process. Today after completion of baba’s final rites, a private burial was carried out by relatives and priests. After this two-hour ceremony, people were allowed to view the newly created Samadhi of baba. Baba was buried under full state honour. A guard of honour was given by the police as per state honour procedures.
Online news reported that celebrities and many devotees have tweet their grief on Twitter and posted messages on Facebook. After three days of mourning Baba was finally laid to rest in Puttaparthi.
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