peaceful life
swami said he had not previously come forward to claim the record because he did not seek publicity, but was eventually persuaded by his followers to apply.
the elderly man lost both parents before he was six and was given away by his relatives to a spiritual guru who he travelled with around India before settling in Varanasi.
fit and without any medical complications, he lives independently and even travels alone on trains.
"Nowadays people are unhappy, unhealthy and have become dishonest, which pains me a lot,"he said. "I just want people to be happy, healthy and peaceful.