“Puttaparthi” is a town in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Puttaparthi mandal of Kadiri revenue division. The original name of Puttaparthi was Gollapalli. The town is located on the banks of Chitravathi River which is a tributary of Pennar River, and is surrounded by undulating hills

The main ashram in Puttaparthi is known as Prasanthi Nilayam. Prasanthi Nilayam means “the abode of highest peace”, the name given to the ashram of Shri Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi. In 1950, on his 25th birthday, the seer inaugurated this ashram. This heavenly abode comprises splendid temples, public relations desk, post office, canteen, bakery, kitchens, dining halls, guest houses, dormitories etc. It also houses a huge ‘Darshan Hall’, a place where Sri Sai Baba gave darshan to his devotees.

Apart from the main Ashram, other places of interest in Puttaparthi are:-

• Chaitanya Jyoti Museum
• Sanathana Samskruti Museum
• The Sri Sathya Sai Space Theater, the Planetarium
• Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, a free of charge for all
• Sri Satya Sai Hill view stadium
• Shivalayam, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s Birth Place
• Samadhi (Sepulcher) of Sri Satya Sai’s Parents
• Lord Dattatreya Temple
• Gopalaswami Temple
• Sathyabhama Temple also fondly called as Sathymma temple
• Hanuman Temple
• Vata Vriksha or Meditation Tree
• Kalpatharu, the Wish-Fulfilling Tree tamarind tree
• Sri Sathya Sai International Centre for Sports
• Sai Geetha Samadhi