Bal Thackeray, in his distinctive orange clothing, pictured with Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. Mr Thackeray died of a prolonged illness at home in Mumbai on November 17 aged 86. (Image Courtesy: Mid-Day.com)
Surely the rarest of rare photos: Bal Thackeray, his grandson Aditya and other children with pop star Michael Jackson who visited Matoshree in 1996. MJ died in 2009. (Image Courtesy: Mid-Day.com)
Bal Thackeray shares a light moment with veteran actor Dilip Kumar while Hollywood actor Steven Seagal looks on at a function. (Image Courtesy: Mid-Day.com)
Bal Thackeray with Madhuri Dixit on the 70th death anniversary of Dinanath Mangeshkar at Shanmukhananda Hall on May 4, 2012. (Image Courtesy: Mid-Day.com)
Three Thackeray generations make their first public appearance together at the Shiv Sena Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park on October 17, 2010. (Image Courtesy: Mid-Day.com)
Mr Thackeray with a jovial Manohar Joshi, a smiling Uddhav, thoughtful Narayan Rane and a young, jeans-clad Raj Thackeray.(Image Courtesy: Mid-Day.com)
Laxmi Gaud Kamble, a sand artist, prepared this portrait at Juhu Chowpatty to pay tribute to Thackeray on the occasion of his 86th birthday (Image Courtesy: Mid-Day.com)
Bal Thackeray with son Uddhav (left) and nephew Raj (right) at the Shiv Sena rally on the eve of Dussehra at Shivaji Park. (Image Courtesy: Mid-Day.com)
