Crowds of mourners gathered in India's financial capital Mumbai on Thursday for the funeral of industrialist Ratan Tata, hailed as a "titan" who led one of the country's biggest conglomerates.

Last rites of Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman, will be held at Mumbai's Worli crematorium on October 10 after 4 pm. He passed away on October 9 late night. On October 10, people were seen paying last respects to Ratan Tata at NCPA lawns in Mumbai.

The mortal remains of veteran industrialist Ratan Tata were made available for the public on Thursday at 10.30am, India time, at the NCPA Lawns at Nariman Point in Mumbai to pay their last respects As per a statement from Tata Trust,

Just a day prior to his passing, Tata took to social media to squash the rumors about his health, clarifying that he was undergoing routine medical evaluations due to his age.

The mortal remains of iconic industrialist Ratan Tata will be kept at Mumbai's NCPA Lawns to allow the masses to pay their last respects to the legend. The industrialist's remains will be available for the public from 10.

Legendary industrialist Ratan Tata's body was on Thursday morning taken from his house in a hearse, decked with white flowers, to the NCPA in south Mumbai where it would be kept for people to pay their last respects.

Amid Ratan Tata's demise, condolences have poured in from across the spectrum, with people paying last respects to the 'most loved business tycoon'

Ratan Tata's mortal remains will be available for public viewing on Thursday at NCPA Lawns, Mumbai. His final journey to Worli Crematorium will start at 4 pm. Tata, who passed away at 86, will be honored with full state honors and a day of mourning has been declared in Maharashtra.

People from different walks of life gathered outside the residence of Ratan Tata in south Mumbai on Thursday morning to pay their respects to the veteran industrialist, who died in a hospital here