The funeral of a nurse who apparently killed herself following a royal hoax call in London is taking place in her Indian hometown.
Jacintha Saldanha, 46, will be buried after the service at a church in Shirva, just outside Mangalore on the south-west Indian coast.
Her family accompanied the cortege and were joined by hundreds of mourners.
The nurse had taken a prank call about the Duchess of Cambridge who was being treated for acute morning sickness.
Two presenters on a Sydney-based radio station convinced staff they were the Queen and Prince Charles, and were connected to the duchess's private nurse and given an update on her condition.
Paying tributeMrs Saldanha, who transferred the call, was found dead days later, in nursing accommodation attached to the King Edward VII hospital.
A closed casket containing the nurse's body was carried into the Catholic church in Shirva, her home town, accompanied by her husband and two children.
Religious leaders and politicians were among those attending the ceremony.
Her funeral was preceded by a private prayer ceremony at her home, attended by close friends and family.
Mrs Saldanha's husband, Benedict Barboza, visited the cemetery on Monday morning to look at the grave where she will be laid to rest.
Authorities made extensive arrangements to accommodate hundreds of mourners, including deploying additional security and setting up barricades.
The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder said there had been "massive media coverage" in India following Mrs Saldanha's death.
He said the death had saddened many in the country, especially in her hometown, with some people saying it was a tragedy that simply should not have happened.
Others have called for a fresh investigation to determine what led to her death.
She left three suicide notes, her inquest last week revealed.
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