Puttaparthy Sai Baba’s love and affection was universal. He showered his blessings to all irrespective of creed, caste, religion and region. This phenomenon only made him a global guru making him establish schools, colleges and hospitals in more than 130 countries.

In the accompanying picture, he was seen presenting a gold chain to a Chinese boy during the Telugu New Year celebrations organized at Prashanthy Nilayam in 2008 at Puttaparthy.