Lata Mangeshkar’s ashes immersed in Nashik’s Ramkund, family attends prayer ritual

The family of Lata Mangeshkar bid farewell to the legendary singer, who died on February 6. On Thursday, Lata Mangeshkar’s family members visited Nashik and immersed her ashes in the sacred Pavitra Ramkund on the banks of the Godavari River.

Lata’s nephew, Adinath Mangeshkar and other relatives were present at the immersion ceremony. A short prayer ritual was also conducted with the family and a few close friends in attendance, performed by Hindu priests.

A number of Nashik residents also thronged the Goda Ghat in the area to pay tributes to the melody queen. “She (Lata) was not my sister, but mother. All the rituals have been performed on an auspicious muhurat,” Usha Mangeshkar later told reporters. 

Nashik Purohit Sangh president Satish Shukla conducted the rituals. Nashik civic commissioner Kailas Jadhav and some local politicians were also present on the occasion. The city administration had made necessary arrangements for the rituals. A small platform and a pandal were erected at the site. Elaborate police security was deployed and vehicular traffic was prohibited in the area for some time. 

Lata died in a Mumbai hospital on Sunday morning after multi-organ failure. She was cremated at the Shivaji Park in Mumbai the same evening with full state honours. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among those who paid their last respects to the music icon at the Shivaji Park. On Monday, urns containing Lata’s ashes were handed over to Adinath, the son of her brother, music composer Hridaynath Mangeshkar

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Lata Mangeshkar’s funeral was also attended by celebs such as Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, among others. Tributes poured in from the legendary singer on social media after her death on Sunday. 

(With inputs from PTI)