Bhubaneswar, Aug. 9 -- The southern town of Paralakhemundi in Odisha's Gajapati district on Monday witnessed a grand funeral procession being carried out for a pet dog.

A family in the small town organised the procession to bid a tearful farewell to their pet dog, Anjali, who died on Monday after being with the family for over 16 years.

The town was reverberated with the sounds of traditional musical instruments, DJ and fireworks as the funeral procession was taken out by Tunu Gouda, the owner of the pet. Many people from the locality joined the procession.

Gouda, who reportedly born in penury, said he used to work in different shops to eke out a living after the death of his father when he met the dog 16 years back. Though he adopted ...