Veteran singer S. Janaki is cremated with full state honours in Mysuru. Multiple reports say her granddaughter, Apsara Vydyula, performs the last rites. She lights Janaki’s funeral pyre while Vedic hymns are chanted, following Andhra Brahmin traditions. The rites take place in the presence of Janaki’s close relatives, people’s representatives, friends, and a large number of admirers, along with members of the general public. The accounts describe a state-involved cremation, with officials and public observers attending the ceremony. All sources characterize the event as a formal cremation marked by state honours, with the family carrying out the rituals and the chanting of Vedic hymns accompanying the cremation. No details are provided in the supplied excerpts about the cause of death, dates, or other proceedings beyond the cremation and who performs the rites.
S. Janaki cremated with state honours in Mysuru; granddaughter performs last rites
Veteran singer S. Janaki is cremated with full state honours in Mysuru. Multiple reports say her granddaughter, Apsara Vydyula, performs the last rites. She lights Janaki’s funeral pyre while Vedic hy...
- Veteran singer S. Janaki is cremated in Mysuru with full state honours.
- Her granddaughter, Apsara Vydyula, performs the last rites.
- Apsara Vydyula lights Janaki’s funeral pyre as Vedic hymns are chanted.
- The ceremony follows Andhra Brahmin traditions.
- Close relatives, people’s representatives, friends, admirers, and the general public attend.
Janaki’s granddaughter Apsara Vydyula performed the last rites as per Andhra Brahmin traditions in the presence of her close relatives, people’s representatives, friends, and a large number of admirers and the general public
4 hours agoS Janaki's granddaughter, Apsara Vydyula, performed the last rites by lighting her grandmother's funeral pyre as Vedic hymns were chanted
4 hours agoS Janaki's granddaughter, Apsara Vydyula, performed the last rites by lighting her grandmother's funeral pyre as Vedic hymns were chanted
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