followers, then, Sathyanarayana Raju was born to Easwaramma and Peddavenkama Raju Ratnakaram in the village of Puttaparthi , in what was the Madras Presidency of British India . [25] [7] [26] His birth, which his mother Eswaramma asserted was by miraculous conception, was also said to be heralded by miracles. [6] [7]