Chennai: Lakhs of grieving men and women on Tuesday bid farewell to Jayalalithaa, the charismatic Chief Minister who held sway over Tamil Nadu politics for more than three decades, as she was buried here with full state honours.

President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu, Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, his counterparts from several states, Governor Vidyasagar Rao, DMK leader M.K. Stalin and superstar Rajnikanth were among the dignitaries who paid homage at Rajaji Hall, where the body of 68-year-old Jayalalithaa lay in state since early morning.

Sasikala Natarajan, the close confidante of Jayalalithaa for over three decades, was beside the body throughout the day and later conducted the religious rituals before the sandalwood casket was lowered at a site close to MGR memorial on the shores of Marina beach.

The brief rituals concluded at around 6pm. Then the casket carrying the mortal remains of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader was lowered after a gun salute amid emotional chants of 'Amma Vazhga' (Long Live Amma) by the sea of humanity that had converged at the burial site.

Various leaders placed wreaths at the feet of the body, which was draped in a silk saree.