Editing Sathya Sai Baba (section)

==Publications and documentaries==

Sathya Sai Baba authored 15 books, known as "Vahinis" (river or stream), originally written in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and translated into English by Prof. [[Narayana Kasturi]].<ref>[https://sssbpt.info/english/vahinis.html] Vahinis</ref> His public discourses were collected and published into book form known as the "Sathya Sai Speaks" series. There are 42 volumes in total, beginning in 1953 and ending in 2010.<ref>[https://sssbpt.info/english/sss.htm] Sathya Sai Speaks</ref> During the summer months (from 1972 until 2002), Sai Baba gave discourses to his students at the Brindavan university campus in [[Whitefield, Bangalore|Whitefield]]. These were collected to create a 15 volume series known as the "Summer Showers" series.<ref>[https://sssbpt.info/english/showers.html] Summer Showers</ref>

There is a large known collection of Bhajans (spiritual songs) written and sung by Sai Baba as well as countless numbers of books about him written by devotees and critics.

Sathya Sai Baba has also been featured in various documentaries and films.

*1973 ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX8TuK5c6GM Advent of the Avatar]'' by [[Richard Bock (record producer)|Richard Bock]]
*1974 ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa3FXDMzCpQ The Endless Stream]'' by [[Richard Bock (record producer)|Richard Bock]] who continued to make several documentaries about Sathya Sai Baba spanning from the 1970s until the 1990s.
*1975 ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJYgXXvRSec&t=583s The Man of Miracles: Sathya Sai Baba]'' Narrated and hosted by [[Rod Serling]] of [[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|Twilight Zone]] fame.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2944338/] The Man of Miracles: Sathya Sai Baba</ref>
*1975 ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pux1v6U6z-Y&t=20s A Glimpse into the Divine Mission]'' 
*1990 ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9G-4gpY0r4&t=1774s Who Is Sai Baba?]'' by Victor J. Tognola from [[Switzerland]].<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Who-Sai-Baba-Victor-Tognola/dp/B07J25DBTV] Who Is Sai Baba?</ref>

===Popular culture===

In a 1995 X-Files episode, "[[The Calusari]]" (season 2, episode 21), during a conversation about vibhuti (sacred ash) Sai Baba's name is cited and mentioned. A fictitious character, Dr. Burk elaborates, "In 1979, I witnessed a [[guru]] named Sai Baba create an entire feast out of thin air."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.generationterrorists.com/cgi-bin/x-files.cgi?ep=2x21|title=THE X-FILES The Calusari (2x21)|access-date=20 June 2024}}</ref>