Prashant Tamang's wife Martha Aley paid tearful respects to him on Monday, when his mortal remains were brought to the Bagdogra airport in Siliguri.
The 43-year-old singer-actor passed away in his sleep at his residence in New Delhi.
Prashant's three-year-old daughter Ariah says goodbye to her daddy.
Earlier, Martha had clarified that there was no suspicious circumstance involved in his death.
"It was a natural death. He was in his sleep when he left us. I was right beside him at that time," she said.
Watch: Touching scenes from the funeral
Before he won Indian Idol 3, Prashant worked as a constable with the Kolkata Police. He got the job after his father, a cop, was killed in an accident.
Prashant went on to act as well, starring in Paatal Lok 2 as well as the forthcoming Battle Of Galwan, starring Salman Khan.
Fans and people pay homage to Prashant at Chowrasta in Darjeeling.
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff
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