History, Sacred Places and Travel Guide of Puttaparthi, Anantpur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Puttaparthi is one of the town Anantpur district of Andhra Pradesh, also famous as Gollapalli, situated on the banks of River Chitravathi, the tributary of River Pennar, and surrounded by undulating hills. Puttaparthi is very well known across the world for the Prasanthi Nilayam, the main Ashram and birth place of Shree Sathya Sai Baba. Puttaparthi is just 80 kms from Anantpur and 120 km from Bangalore. Millions of devotee across the world visit here throughout the year and feel the inner peace and blessing from Bhagwan Sathya Sai Baba. Along with the main Ashram, there are other sacred places to visit like Chaitanya Jyoti Museum, Sanathana Samskruti Museum, Dattatreya Temple, Hanumanji