Babaji had predicted that a cultural revolution would change the world, a transformation that would enlighten consciences and create new values.
"Babaji certainly told us about a big change in the future, a change in human consciences, a change for better times, a change that would bring a sense of humanity on earth," said Federico Esposito, spokesman of the Ashram Bhole Baba centre.
According to Antonio Giacchetti, translator of the book "Maya Factor", the end of the Mayan calendar could have another interpretation.
"Every 26, 000 years the solar system is aligned with the centre of galaxy and this will cause us to receive a new frequency emission. Some experts say that this new frequency will release endorphin inside our brains. This will change our perceptions. We will see, hear and perceive a different reality," he told the Associated Press.
Regardless, tourists continue to flock to the Cisternino.
