Traffic was affected in parts of Delhi and at some parts traffic was closed from Kingsway Camp to Burari Road due to heavy pedestrian movement. Arterial roads in North Delhi were choked as the procession was joined by thousands of devotees joined the funeral procession.
The funeral, that started from the Nirankari Mission Ashram at Burari at around 9 am, passed through Mukherjee Nagar, Mall Road, inter-state bus terminal and Kashmere Gate and ended at Nigam Bodh Ghat at around 1.40 pm where the Nirankari saint was cremated.
The procession was attended by several Nirankari leaders and followers and accompanied by security vehicles. Devotees were waiting on both sides of the roads from ISBT to Nigambodh Ghat and as soon as the body of the baba reached the destination, the onlookers started wailing.
Thousands of devotees thronged the roads, to catch a last glimpse of the spiritual leader, as the procession passed through Burari, Outer Ring Road, Parmanand Colony, Mall Road, Ring Road and Kashmere Gate ISBT, clogging all arterial roads.
Commuters heading towards south took diversion from Outer Ring Road towards Madhuban Chowk and GTK Road from Mubarka Chowk to Azadpur and then turned right on the Ring Road heading towards Punjabi Bagh. Motorists destined towards North were diverted through trans-Yamuna region.
However, in no time, the diversion routes too witnessed long tailbacks and traffic was thrown out-of-gear.
Elaborate arrangements were made to minimise inconvenience caused to commuters, a senior traffic official said adding that a public advisory was also issued regarding the same.