Sathya Sai Baba/Catalogs

Number of adherents

 * Nagel reports the following estimates:
 * Beyerstein (1992:3): 6 million;
 * Riti & Theodore (1993:31): 30 million;
 * Sluizer (1993:19): 70 million;
 * Van Dijk (1993:30) "between 50 and 100 million.";


 * Adherents cite George Chryssides, Exploring New Religions. London, U.K.: Cassells (1999) with 10 million.
 * Brown writes "The guru Sai Baba has left India only once, yet his devotees across the world are estimated at up to 50 million."
 * Edwards writes "venerated by hundreds of millions in India and abroad"