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SHUHUDIA PICHA ZAIDI YA 20 JINSI MAZISHI YA SHUJAA HAYATI NELSON MANDELA YALIVYOKUWA HUKO SOUTH AFRICA

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Poignant: Nelson Mandela's coffin was carried to his grave and then the flag of the country he loved so ardently was removed and handed to his widow Graca Machel

Song of freedom: This Zulu man stood with others in Qunu singing traditional songs celebrating Mandela's life and how he overcame his struggles

Tribute: Zulu men carry traditional weapons and shields in honour of their country's leader, who helped free South Africa after apartheid

Final goodbye: The flag-draped casket of South Africa's first black president arrives in Mandela's village

Coming home: A parade of servicemen lead the casket to the funeral

Home at last: Military officers and Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela, rear, accompany the casket of the former South African President as it arrives in Qunu

Journey's end: The hearse carrying the coffin of former South African president and liberation hero Nelson Mandela passes by the tent dome set up in Qunu for his funeral tomorrow

Tradition: Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela, right, watches as local chiefs escort the lion skin draped casket of former South African President as it arrives at the Mandela residence in Qunu

Winnie Mandela (left), ex-wife of former South African President, and Graca Macel, widow of Mandela, wipe away tears as his flag-draped coffin arrives at the Mthata airport

Prayer: A traditional Shembe priest offers prayers as he looks towards the dome where Mandela's funeral was held

Spectator: A man watches the funeral on a big screen erected near the site of the ceremony

Watching: Locals who were kept away from the ceremony itself watched a big screen overlooking the venue

Assembled: Residents of Qunu sit and watch the proceedings unfold

Shelter: Women watching the funeral in Qunu wearing cloths on their heads to keep off the sun

Women hold ANC flags and banners as the long convoy bringing Mandela's body home finally arrives in Qunu

A last look at the father of the nation: Locals take photographs as Mandela's hearse nears Qunu, a small hamlet in South Africa's Eastern Cape province where Mandela grew up

Parade: Members of the South Africa navy look on at the dome which was set up to host the funeral

Loved by the people: The motorcade transporting Mandela's body passes through crowds of mourners gathered in the town of Mthatha on its way to Qunu

Patriotism: South African mourners wave and cheer as the hearse transporting the flag-draped casket containing the body of Mandela as it passes through the town of Mthatha

Paying respects: Thousands of mourners line the streets of Umthatha as the enormous convoy of police, military and other vehicles sweeps through their town

Full military honours: Fighter jets escort the military plane carrying the coffin of former South African President Nelson Mandela as it is flown to Mandela's home in the village of Qunu, Eastern Cape

Honor: A gun salute is fired as the funeral procession nears the Mandela family compound

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