 Sai Baba had predicted that he would die at age 96 and would remain healthy until then.After he died, some devotees suggested that he was referring to that many lunar years, as counted by Telugu-speaking Hindus, rather than solar years, and using the Indian way of accounting for age, which counts the year to come as part of the person's life.Other devotees have spoken of his anticipated resurrection, reincarnation or awakening.