The year is 1899. A dying aborigine in Tasmania gives anthropologist Philo Hoffman a ring engraved with the words Shirdi Sathya Prema. This ring takes Philo to a small town near Bombay where he encounters a remarkable Indian holy man. Thus begins the sweeping 160-year saga of romance intrigue tragedy and enlightenment five generations (and reincarnations) of the Hoffman family find their lives impacted by the three Sai Baba avatars of modern India. As a beleaguered civilization struggles to survive during the 21st century the transformation of consciousness fostered by the Sai avatars begins to take hold. But before the Golden Age can be realized the long-awaited battle of Armaggedon must be played out on a desolate barren hilltop in the Holy Land. Nearly 100 million people worldwide have experienced the teachings of Sai Baba. The avatars message: The only religion is the religion of love.
