The Mumbai police paid tribute to Ratan Tata with a gun salute

The last rites were performed as per the Parsi tradition, one of the priests present at the crematorium said

After the funeral, there will be three more days of rituals which will be conducted at the late industrialist's bungalow in Colaba, south Mumbai, the priest said 

Ratan Tata, 86, a Padma Vibhushan recipient, died after a brief illness at a city hospital late on Wednesday night

The state of Maharashtra has announced  one day of mourning. Several political leaders, industrialists, and common citizens flocked NCPA earlier in the day to pay their respects to Ratan Tata  

Ratan Tata not only took played a huge role in taking India's economy ahead but also donated a large chunk of his wealth for charity