Funeral of Sathya Sai Baba - in pictures

A volunteer holding another's hand to control the crowd, sports a watch with a photo of Indian religious leader Sathya Sai Baba as devotees line up to see his body in the southern Indian town of Puttaparti Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP

Devotees line up to see the body of Indian guru Sai Baba Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Hundreds of devotees hold a candlelight vigil as they march around the Parasakthi Hindu Temple in Durban, South Africa Photograph: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty Images

Members of the Malaysian ethnic Indian community and followers of Sai Baba attend a special ceremony to pray for his soul in Kuala Lumpur Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

Security guards try to control followers as they throng to the ashram to pay their last respects to guru Sai Baba at Puttaparti Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

A man prostrates himself as devotees line up to pay their last respects to guru Sathya Sai Baba during a public viewing at the guru's ashram in Puttaparti Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Devotees wail as they watch the funeral of Sathya Sai Baba on a big screen outside the guru's ashram in Puttaparti Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Police place India's national flag on a glass coffin containing the body of guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba during his funeral Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Hundreds of devotees gather to attend the funeral ceremony of Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparti Photograph: Jagadeesh Nv/EPA

Volunteers and devotees remove curtains after the final rituals of the burial of guru Sathya Sai Baba Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images

Leaders of various religions prepare to pray ahead of the final rituals Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images