(pictured). Sathyanarayana Raju was born to Eswaramma and Peddavenkama Raju Ratnakaram [23]  in the village of  Puttaparthi , in what was the  Madras Presidency  of  British India . [15] [24]  His birth, which his mother Eswaramma asserted was by miraculous conception, was also said to be heralded by miracles. [6] [15] [25]