Hundreds of fans and admirers are bidding farewell to Indian singer and actor Prashant Tamang, who rose to fame two decades ago after winning the third season of popular music reality show Indian Idol.
Tamang, 43, who was from the hill town of Darjeeling in West Bengal state, died of a cardiac arrest at his house in Delhi on Sunday.
His body was brought to his hometown on Monday, and fans have been sharing their grief at his sudden death and paying tributes on social media.
Tamang's successful career in the entertainment industry was a matter of pride for his Gorkha community, a Nepali-speaking ethnic group that mainly lives in India's Uttarakhand, West Bengal and north-eastern states.
The Gorkhas are from the same ethnic group as the differently spelt Gurkhas in Nepal who serve in the Indian and British armies.
