Millions pay homage to last scion of Mysore royal family
13 Dec 2013 5:21 AM IST
The last rites were performed as per royal traditions by Chaduranga Kantaraj Urs, nephew of Wodeyar, who lit the pyre.
Thousands of people lined up bid farewell to the last descendant of the Wodeyar dynasty as his funeral procession passed through the streets.
Sixty-year-old Wodeyar, the last descendant of the Wodeyar dynasty, died of severe cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Bangalore on Tuesday.
The body was brought in a flower bedecked palanquin from Amba palace to the cremation point Manuvana with five Dasara elephants and cavalry of 13 horses of the Mysore police leading the last journey of the ‘prince.’
Chief minister Siddaramaiah, his ministerial colleagues, former prime minister HD Devegowda, former chief minister and KJP president BS Yeddyurappa attended the funeral.
Earlier, an inconsolable Maharani Pramoda Devi paid her last respects to her husband at Amba Vilas Palace, where his body was kept for public homage.
Wodeyar’s four sisters - Meenakshi Devi, Kamakshi Devi, Indrakshi and Vishalakshi - also paid their last respects.
About 1,000 police personnel, including senior officials, were deployed at the palace and Manuvana to maintain law and order and regulate the heavy rush of people, who had also come from neighbouring districts of Mysore.
Wodeyar’s body was brought to the Amba Vilas Palace from Bangalore around 1.30 am and placed in the wedding hall at 3 am in a glass casket to allow the public pay homage till afternoon.
Government declared a public holiday and a two-day state mourning as a mark of respect to Wodeyar, whose passions ranged from stately cars to cricket and was one of the richest royals in the country. He was a four-time Lok Sabha member.
Thousands of people lined up bid farewell to the last descendant of the Wodeyar dynasty as his funeral procession passed through the streets.
Sixty-year-old Wodeyar, the last descendant of the Wodeyar dynasty, died of severe cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Bangalore on Tuesday.
The body was brought in a flower bedecked palanquin from Amba palace to the cremation point Manuvana with five Dasara elephants and cavalry of 13 horses of the Mysore police leading the last journey of the ‘prince.’
Chief minister Siddaramaiah, his ministerial colleagues, former prime minister HD Devegowda, former chief minister and KJP president BS Yeddyurappa attended the funeral.
Earlier, an inconsolable Maharani Pramoda Devi paid her last respects to her husband at Amba Vilas Palace, where his body was kept for public homage.
Wodeyar’s four sisters - Meenakshi Devi, Kamakshi Devi, Indrakshi and Vishalakshi - also paid their last respects.
About 1,000 police personnel, including senior officials, were deployed at the palace and Manuvana to maintain law and order and regulate the heavy rush of people, who had also come from neighbouring districts of Mysore.
Wodeyar’s body was brought to the Amba Vilas Palace from Bangalore around 1.30 am and placed in the wedding hall at 3 am in a glass casket to allow the public pay homage till afternoon.
Government declared a public holiday and a two-day state mourning as a mark of respect to Wodeyar, whose passions ranged from stately cars to cricket and was one of the richest royals in the country. He was a four-time Lok Sabha member.
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