Bengaluru : Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar was laid to rest after final rites were conducted at Kanteerava Studio in Bengaluru on Sunday morning. The final rites were conducted as per the traditions of the Ediga community of the Hindu religion.

The mortal remains of Puneet were brought in a procession from Kanteerava Stadium, which began around 5 am and reached Kanteerava studio. Fans gathered on either side of roads on the way bid him tearful adieu. As many as 10 lakh people paid their last homage to the superstar.

Puneeth Rajkumar, passed away due to cardiac arrest at Bengaluru on Friday (October 29). Before the burial, the government of Karnataka accorded him honours according to protocol. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai handed over the Tricolour flag, which draped the mortal remains of the actor to his wife Ashwini and two daughters.

Family members performed worship of Puneeth’s mortal remains, which was placed in the decorated palanquin before the burial.
Public ‘darshan’ was allowed throughout the night for the fans to facilitate the final viewing as huge crowds continued to turn out since Friday late in the noon.

Bigwigs of the Telugu film industry, Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Junior NTR, Venkatesh, Srikanth came down to Bengaluru to pay their last homage to Puneeth Rajkumar. Prabhudeva and Sharath Kumar from the Tamil film industry came to pay their last respects.