Believed to have been established by Yudhishthira, the king of Indraprastha, the crematorium has witnessed the last rites of several political heavyweights -- from former Union minister Arun Jaitley to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Sunder Singh Bhandari.

The mortal remains of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were cremated at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi on Saturday, accompanied by the chanting of religious hymns. His eldest daughter, Upinder Singh, lit the funeral pyre.

Manmohan Singh, former prime minister widely regarded as the architect of India's economic reform programme, was cremated with full state honours Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi on Saturday afternoon. Manmohan Singh's daughter lit his funeral pyre at the crematorium in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu,

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's last rites were held with full state honours today at the Nigambodh Ghat, a public cremation ground in Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other high-profile politicians attended the funeral.