Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala was cremated with state honours, according to the Hindu tradition at Pashupati Aryaghat on Wednesday.
Koirala’s nephews Atul Koirala and Sudhamshu Koirala lit the funeral pyre.
A troop of Nepali Police provided a guard of honour at Pashupati Aryaghat when his funeral pyre was lit.
Likewise, a Nepal Army troop offered a 13-cannon salute in his honour.
The body was kept at the Dasharath Stadium for final tributes before it was taken to Aryaghat for the last rites.
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