S Janaki Funeral: Singer S Janaki Cremated With Full State Honours [4gCHzWCF7mG]
Singer S Janaki's last rites held with full state honours in Mysuru Legendary playback singer S Janaki was cremated with full state honours at her Kaniyanahundi farm house here on Sunday evening. The singer died in a private hospital at the age of 88 following respiratory problem on Saturday evening. As announced by Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, a police team offered her gun salute amid the national anthem. Janaki's granddaughter Apsara Vydyula performed the last rites by lighting her grandmother's pyre amid the chanting of Vedic hymns. Carrying the earthen pot, she circumambulated the burning pyre. Breaking the convention, which traditionally had been restricted to men, Apsara completed the rituals. Apsara Vydyula is the daughter of Murali Krishna, Janaki's son, who passed away on January 22, this year. Prior to being taken to Kariyanahundi, Janaki's mortal remains were kept for public viewing at Maharaja College Ground, where several film actors, actresses, playback singers from Kannada and southern film industry along with thousands of general people paid their last respect. #SJanaki #NightingaleOfSouthIndia #LegendarySinger #PlaybackSinger #SouthIndianCinema #Tributes #MusicLegend #IndianMusic #FarewellSJanaki #SJanakiNoMore #SingerPassesAway #FilmMusic #IconicVoice #VeteranSinger #MusicTribute #SouthIndiaMourns About NDTV (English news channel): NDTV is India's Most-Trusted News Broadcaster with the latest updates in news, sports, entertainment and much more from within India and around the world. Watch big political debates, exclusive entertainment interviews, news bulletins, current affairs, talk shows and tech reviews with our 24x7 news live streams, packed with credible information across all platforms: TV, Internet and Mobile. For Latest Videos, click here: To watch NDTV 24x7's premium shows listed together for your easy access, click here: For Ground Reports and Analysis from NDTV's reporters and anchors of day's top news stories, click here: For News in Shorts, click here: Subscribe to our channel to get latest news updates. Follow us on Social Media: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on WhatsApp: Join NDTV on Telegram Messenger: Follow us on Google News for Breaking and Latest News Updates: NDTV: NDTV India (Hindi News): Download NDTV Mobile Apps: #BreakingNews #LatestNews #TodayNews #News #IndiaNews #NDTV #CurrentAffairs