Pt Ravi Shankar, a final farewell

Family and close friends said a last farewell to late sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar at an open-air memorial near his California home. Pandit Ravi Shankar died on December 11 at the age of 92, after a heart-valve replacement surgery at a hospital in La Jolla, near San Diego.

In this picture, Ravi Shankar's family, including daughters Anoushka and Norah Jones, and wife Sukanya fold their hands in a namaste.

Pandit Ravi Shankar's daughter and Grammy-nominated sitarist Anoushka arrives with her husband Joe Wright and son Zubin for the memorial.

American singer and songwriter Norah Jones, Pandit Ravi Shankar's daughter with concert producer Sue Jones, arrives for the memorial.

Anoushka with her mother Sukanya.

Anoushka Shankar speaks at the memorial. She said her father used to love spending time at the venue and he would have approved of the service being organised there.

Former Beatle George Harrison's widow Olivia paid a rich tribute to the late maestro, saying the former Beatle had learned a lot from their their friendship. George Harrison spent six weeks learning the sitar under Pt Ravi Shankar on a houseboat in Kashmir.

Norah, Anoushka, Sukanya and Joe Right stand with folded hands.

Sukanya Shankar is comforted by conductor and Ravi Shankar's close friend Zubin Mehta.

United in grief: Norah, Anoushka, Sukanya and other relatives hug each other.