Since Baba's demise in 2011, darshan consists of going near his grave to pray and pay respects.

A very important activity there used to be darshan (seeing of the guru) which included hours of waiting before he shows up. The ashrams where he stayed during his life time ( Prashanti Nilayam in Puttarpathi and Brindavan, in Whitefied/Kadugodi) still have thousands of visitors during festivals and hundreds of visitors during ordinary days. Devotees reply that no deity has ever subjected himself or can reasonably expect to subject himself to testing in a controlled environment.

Skeptics argue that the burden of proof for the miracles is on Sathya Sai Baba because he claims to break natural law. However, Sai Baba stated that he refused to make grand changes in the world, claiming that this would disrupt the karmic flow of events though he claims that he has the power to do so. The sleight of the hand tricks by Sai Baba had the indirect effect that miracles seemed a more plausible explanation for other events to devotees. And why is there poverty? All governments should contact Baba for gold statues to give those to the poor) Just ask Baba for a necklace or watch when you need one. (WOW! Why people bother buying expensive necklaces and watches.

Materialise rings, gold statues, necklaces, and watches.See the main article on this topic: Miracleīaba's followers claimed that he performed the following miracles:

Sathya sai baba shirdi