Late Veteran actor Dharmendra, who was affectionately known as ‘He-Man’, passed away on November 24. The Deol family has recently immersed Dharmendra’s ashes in water.
The family immersed the ashes in the Ganga at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar on Wednesday. While the rituals were kept away from the media and the public, several videos are now circulating on social media.
Dharmendra’s sons, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, along with his grandson Karan Deol, performed the rites. Several videos and pictures showed Bobby breaking down in tears. He was also spotted hugging Sunny Deol’s son Karan Deol after Dharmendra’s asthi visarjan.
According to PTI, the immersion took place at Har Ki Pauri after the pre-ritual ceremonies were performed at a private hotel.
Deol family priest Sandeep Parashar Shrotriya told PTI that Dharmendra's grandson and Sunny Deol's son Karan Deol reached Har Ki Pauri with family members on a two-wheeler and performed the rituals.
According to the priest, Sunny wanted to conduct the rituals himself, but due to concerns over crowding, his son Karan performed them instead.
Sunny and brother Bobby Deol arrived at Haridwar on Tuesday, and the immersion was first scheduled for the same day, but got delayed because one of the relatives couldn't make it on time. The Deol family has been silent ever since Dharmendra passed away on November 24.
Meanwhile, another viral video from Dharmendra's asthi visarjan ceremony shows Sunny confronting a paparazzi secretly recording the rituals. Overcome with emotion, he grabs the person’s camera and bursts out, “Paisa chahiye? Kitne paise chahiye tere ko? (How much money do you want?)”
Dharmendra is survived by his wife, actress Hema Malini and his first wife, Prakash Kaur. His six children include Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Ajeeta, Vijeta, Esha Deol and Ahana Deol.
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