(7 Sep 1997) Natural Sound
Mother Teresa's body is now lying in state in one of Calcutta's main Roman Catholic churches.
Her body was carried through city streets from the headquarters of her Missionaries of Charity order to accommodate the throngs of Indians wanting to pay their final respects.
A state funeral is set for next Saturday.
One day after Princess Diana's coffin was carried past anguished mourners, Mother Teresa departed her charity and passed alongside her distraught followers.
Mother Teresa's body was carried through the streets of Calcutta to a larger church, St Thomas, where her countless admirers will be able to pay final respects.
Missionary nuns and altar boys carrying candles and a crucifix surrounded the open coffin as pall bearers placed it in an ambulance for the journey to the church.
Mother Teresa will lie in state at the church, one of Calcutta's largest, for the next week.
The nuns of her order decided the convent chapel at her headquarters was too small to accommodate crowds.
People began to file by, to pay their last respects.
By 0900 local time the mourners snaked a half mile along the sidewalk in front of the church, in a fashionable Calcutta neighbourhood - a contrast to with slums she dedicated her life to.
Mother Teresa, who retained her simplicity and humility despite an avalanche of international fame, died on Friday night after a heart attack, surrounded by grieving sisters of her order.
She was born in Europe but became an Indian citizen during her six decades on the subcontinent.
She had suffered heart problems and other ailments for years and gave up leadership of her order in March.
Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral has ordered a state funeral for Mother Teresa, an honour normally conferred only on serving presidents and prime ministers.
The site of Mother Teresa's funeral has not been announced.
But she is expected to be buried at the convent in central Calcutta that was her home and also formed the headquarters of her Missionaries of Charity order.
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