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Revered Hindu holy man Sathya Sai Baba has been hospitalised and put on breathing support.
The 84-year-old guru entered a hospital in Bangalore last week for lung and chest congestion. A hospital statement said he was stable yesterday, after describing his condition as critical.
He has a huge international following and devotees are flocking to his ashram in Puttaparti town in the southern Andhra Pradesh state. They consider him a living god.
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