A 82-year-old retiree Murali Mohan Sastry drinks water from the Ganges River during a morning prayer in Varanasi India, March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell
VARANASI, India (Reuters) - Murali Mohan Sastry is waiting peacefully for death on the banks of the Ganges River in India's northern city of Varanasi, revered by millions of Hindus.
More than a decade ago, the 82-year-old former college teacher and his wife left behind comfortable lives in the southern city of Hyderabad.
