Funeral Procession Of Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Thousands Throng Delhi Streets

NEW DELHI, INDIA AUGUST 17: General Bipin Rawat, came to pay homage to former Prime Minister Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his residence, Krishna Menon Marg, on August 17, 2018 in New Delhi, India. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the first non-Congress leader to serve a full term in power and who ordered nuclear tests to make India a nuclear weapons power, died on Thursday, the Delhi hospital where he was admitted said in a statement. Vajpayee, 93, passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here last evening after a prolonged illness. A huge crowd of people showered petals at the funeral procession and jostled to get a glimpse of the former prime minister. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)