Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee laid to rest, daughter Namita lights funeral pyre

The former prime minister was accorded a state funeral with thousands of people joining his last journey.

Foster daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya lit the pyre as cries of 'Atal Bihari Amar Rahe' reverberated. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav/EPS) 

Prime minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah, LK Advani, Manmohan Singh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi during the funeral of Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Rashtriya Samriti Sthal in New Delhi. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav/EPS)

A sea of people today joined the funeral procession of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi walking behind the gun carriage carrying the mortal remains.(Photo | Shekhar Yadav/EPS)

King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck seen along with other dignitary during the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav/EPS)

Several foreign dignitaries, including the king of Bhutan and Bangladesh's foreign minister, were also present.(Photo | Shekhar Yadav/EPS)

Mohan Madhukar Bhagwat along with former PM Manmohan Singh during the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav/EPS)