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Bal Thackeray funeral

Updated: Nov 18, 2012, 04:16 PM IST
Mourners walk beside a truck carrying the body of Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray during his funeral in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Thackeray died on Saturday after an illness of several weeks. He was 86. (AP Photo)
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Mourners walk beside a truck carrying the body of Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray during his funeral in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Thackeray died on Saturday after an illness of several weeks. He was 86. (AP Photo)
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Mourners walk beside a truck carrying the body of Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray during his funeral in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Thackeray died on Saturday after an illness of several weeks. He was 86. (AP Photo)
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Mourners walk beside a truck carrying the body of Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray during his funeral in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Thackeray died on Saturday after an illness of several weeks. He was 86. (AP Photo)
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Mourners walk beside a truck carrying the body of Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray during his funeral in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Thackeray died on Saturday after an illness of several weeks. He was 86. (AP Photo)
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Mourners carry a poster of Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray with the words Long Live during his funeral in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Thackeray died on Saturday after an illness of several weeks. He was 86. (AP Photo)
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Mourners climb on a billboard of Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray during his funeral in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Thackeray died on Saturday after an illness of several weeks. He was 86. (AP Photo)
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Mourners react as the body of Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray is carried past during his funeral in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Thackeray died on Saturday after an illness of several weeks. He was 86. (AP Photo)
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Udhav Thackeray, the son of Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray, gestures next to his father's body during his funeral in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Thackeray died on Saturday after an illness of several weeks. He was 86. (AP Photo)
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Udhav Thackeray, the son of Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray carries flowers past his body during his funeral in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Thackeray died on Saturday after an illness of several weeks. He was 86. (AP Photo)
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Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, right, with industrialist Anil Ambani arrive at the funeral of Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo)
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Udhav Thackeray, the son of Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray offers prayers near his fathers body during his funeral in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of supporters have filled the streets of Mumbai for the funeral of Thackeray. (AP Photo)
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Mourners gather during the funeral of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of supporters have filled the streets of Mumbai for the funeral of Bal Thackeray. (AP Photo)
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A cut out of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray, is displayed as people attend his cremation in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of supporters filled the streets of Mumbai for the funeral of Thackeray. (AP Photo)
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A supporter wails during the cremation of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of supporters have filled the streets of Mumbai for the funeral of Bal Thackeray. (AP Photo)
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Supporters and relatives wail during the cremation of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of supporters have filled the streets of Mumbai for the funeral of Bal Thackeray. (AP Photo)
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Indian mourners attend the cremation of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray, in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of supporters filled the streets of Mumbai for the funeral of Thackeray. (AP Photo)
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The body of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray, is carried during his cremation in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo)
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India's opposition Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader Lal Krishna Advani, center, offers floral tributes during the funeral of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo)
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Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, center, along with his sister Priya Dutt, center right, attend the funeral of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo)
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Son and successor, Uddhav Thackeray, center left with folded hands, prays during the cremation of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo)
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Indian policemen fire in air to pay respect during the cremation of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo)
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People attend the cremation of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo)
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Son and successor, Uddhav Thackeray, center, performs rituals during the cremation of Hindu hardline Shiv Sena party leader Bal Thackeray in Mumbai, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo)