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| Satya Sai Baba |
He has to his credit 13,000 institutions that run on the financial steam of a collective membership of about 37 million followers.
The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences in Puttaparthi is a 220-bed facility that provides free medical care.
Puttaparthi, where Sathya Sai Baba was born and still lives, has a university complex, a speciality hospital, airport, railway station and indoor and outdoor stadia.
Sathya Sai Baba's empire also boasts of free educational institutions, hospitals and other charitable works in over 166 countries.
The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust runs several general and speciality hospitals and mobile dispensaries.
Apart from educational facilities, the Trust funds drinking water projects, one of which supplies water to 1.2 million people in about 750 villages in Andhra Pradesh.
Sathya Sai Baba also has a sprawling ashram called Brindavan, in Kadugodi, Whitefield, on the outskirts of Bangalore.
His organization has three spiritual centres in India.
Sathya Sai Baba's Educare programme has founded schools in 33 countries.
Sai Baba's empire also has a digital radio network called Radio Sai Global Harmony.
Sources: http://indiatoday.intoday.in
