India, Oct. 12 -- For three years, every ten-rupee coin that came his way went into a box. On October 10, 2026, at exactly 10:10:10 am, pastor Joseph turned those small savings into a new Honda Activa, paying for the scooter with 12,300 coins.

Joseph, who serves at a church in Luxettipet in Telangana's Mancherial district, began saving the coins on October 10, 2023. Whether he was buying vegetables, picking up groceries or paying for a bus journey, he set aside the ten-rupee coins he received as change.

Even bus conductors would hand him the coins, he recalled. Some elderly villagers also gave him coins they had difficulty spending, adding to his growing collection.

Not everyone understood his plan. His family worried that the coins mi...