Thousands of people paid homage to Jaipur royal Rajmata Gayatri Devi on Thursday at her maternal palace in West Bengal's Cooch Behar.
Mourners thronged into the durbar hall of the century-old royal palace where a life-size portrait of Cooch Behar princess was kept.
The main gate of the palace, a heritage building, was kept open since morning with mourners placing wreaths before the portrait of Gayatri Devi who last visited Cooch Behar in 2005.
The state government declared a holiday in this north Bengal town as a mark of respect to the Jaipur royal who died in Jaipur on Wednesday at the age of 90.
All state government offices, educational institutions and markets remained closed.
A memorial meeting was organised at the Madan Mohanbari temple under the auspices of the Devottar Trust Board. Special prayers were also held.
Gayatri Devi, the youngest child of Maharaja Jitendra Narayan, was the last member of the royal family. Her siblings, Prince Victor Nritendra Narayan and Hitendra Narayan and Ila Devi, who was married off to the Tripura royal family, had predeceased her.
Army Soldier Assaulted At Jaipur Police Station, Minister Intervenes Heavy Rain Disrupts Daily Life In Several Rajasthan Districts 3 Held For Jewellery Theft In Jaipur Hotel, Valuables Worth Rs 1.45 Crore Seized How Extreme Weather Is Leading To Rise In Child Marriages In Pakistan Who Is Jasveen Sangha, "Ketamine Queen" Charged With Matthew Perry's Death Mamata Banerjee's Sunday Ultimatum To CBI For Death Penalty In Rape-Murder J&K Poll Dates Going Past Top Court Deadline? Election Body Chief Responds In Jammu And Kashmir, A Polling Station On LoC, Another Floats On Dal Lake Impetus Awarded 'Dream Employer of the Year 2024' for the Eighth Consecutive Year Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.