ANGALIA PICHA ZA AWALI KATIKA MAZISHI YA MANDELA
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The coffin of former South African President Nelson Mandela is seen
draped in a South African national flag during his funeral in his
ancestral village of Qunu
Respect: Candles are lit under a portrait of Nelson Mandela before his funeral. One for every year of his life
Honor: A gun salute is fired as the funeral procession nears the Mandela family compound
Historic figure: Thousands of people are paying tribute to South Africa 's first black president
State funeral: Mandela's coffin is carried into the white tent for the service
Support: African National Congress supporters chant before the start of the funeral
Dignitaries: Anti-apartheid activist and friend Ahmed Kathrada, right, with former South Africa president Thabo Mbeki
As
the state funeral got underway, the national anthem, God Bless Africa,
was performed. The anthem is sung in five languages - three African as
well as Afrikaans and English.
United
in grief: Mandela's widow Graca Machel, above, and his former wife
Winnie, below, arrived holding hands and sat together for the service
He
told the mourners he agreed with president Jacob Zuma, who called
Mandela South Africa's greatest son: 'Indeed today, the person who lies
here today is South Africa's greatest son.'
Mourners:
US talk show host Oprah Winfrey, centre, her husband Stedman Graham,
left, and English businessman Richard Branson, right, watching the
funeral service
Traditional: Mandla Mandela right, grandson of former South African president Nelson Mandela, during his grandfather's funeral
His
final journey to his farm in the sleepy village of Qunu, his ancestral
home in the Transkei region of the Eastern Cape, lasted all day.
Tradition:
Mandela's casket, covered in the nation's flag, was placed on a cattle
skin as the service combined elements of traditional and state funerals
Final goodbye: The flag-draped casket of South Africa's first black president arrives in Mandela's village
Coming home: A parade of servicemen lead the casket to the funeral
Home
at last: Military officers and Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla
Mandela, rear, accompany the casket of the former South African
President as it arrives in Qunu
Journey's
end: The hearse carrying the coffin of former South African president
Nelson Mandela passes by the tent dome set up in Qunu for his funeral
Tradition:
Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela, right, watches as local chiefs
escort the lion skin draped casket of former South African President as
it arrives at the Mandela residence in Qunu
Winnie
Mandela (left), ex-wife of former South African President, and Graca
Macel, widow of Mandela, wipe away tears as his flag-draped coffin
arrives at the Mthata airport
A
military guard of honour stands to attention at the Mandela family's
homestead in Qunu. Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid
struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of
the 20th century, died in Johannesburg on December 5 at age 95
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