KATHMANDU: Centenarian cultural expert Satya Mohan Joshi has passed away on Sunday.

He passed away at the age of 103 at KIST Medical College in Gwarko, Lalitpur at 7:09 am this morning.

Joshi was suffering from prostate and heart problems for a long time and recently he was also suffering from dengue infection.

He was diagnosed with chest pneumonia and heart rhythm problems along with dengue infection on October 9 .

A joint team of Prof. Dr. Milesh Jang Sijapati was working on his treatment.

The 103-year-old culture expert was admitted to the hospital on September 23 after he suffered from health problems.

He later tested dengue positive.