Varanasi: A saint, who claimed to be 'Peethadheeshwar' (head) of Kashi Mahashamsan Peeth and was on fast for over a month seeking clean and uninterrupted flow of water in the Ganga river, passed away early this morning at a hospital here.

Nagnath Yogeshwar, had earlier claimed that he had observed fast for 1,000 days starting July 19, 2008 for the sake of a clean Ganga. He had broken the fast on intervention of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav in 2011.