The final rites of Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first expedition to successfully scale the summit of Mount Everest, were performed at Chintamani Ghat in Teku.
Sherpa passed away at the age of 92 on Friday.
Minister for Rural Development, Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation and Physical Infrastructure and Transport Kulman Ghising draped the national flag on Sherpa’s body and a team of Armed Police Force offered a last salute.
Sherpa was 19 years old when he accompanied the historic team led by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the top of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, in 1953.
