Sathya Sai Baba's burial day : Sikkim governor declares holiday Wednesday 27 April 2011

Sathya Sai Baba's burial day : Sikkim governor declares holiday Wednesday 27 April 2011: The Burial of Sathya Sai Baba on Wednesday 27 April 2011 at Sri Kulwant Hall in Prasanthi Nilayam. Watch LIVE BROADCAST Sathya Sai Baba's burial from Prasanthi Nilayam-Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s burial day: 27-04-2011- 10 .00 a.m. The Burial of Sathya Sai Baba will be conducted by Sathya Sai Trust and his devotees on Wednesday 27th April. From Sunday to Tuesday evening 6 pm , Sathya Sai Baba's dead body will kept at Sri Kulwant Hall in Prasanthi Nilayam for public to come and give their tributes and prayers.

Sikkim governor B P Singh today declared tomorrow as a public holiday in the state, to commemorate with the burial of godman Sri Sathya Sai Baba who breathed his last at Puttaparthi on April 24.

Prime Minister of India, along with scores of diginitaries, that included UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, External Affairs Miniters, SM Krishna, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni, Governor and Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, EVL Narasimhan and Kiran Kumar Reddy respectively flew down to Parthi to pay homage to Beloved Bhagawan.

PM Manmohan Singh, a Sikh who described Sai Baba as "an inspiration to people of all faiths", was expected to pay his final respects on Tuesday evening along with Sonia Gandhi , leader of the ruling Congress party, and other dignitaries.

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