Hyderabad, July 10 -- Up to 43 million people participated in the six-day funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which concluded with his private burial at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad on Thursday, July 9.

The attendance figures were reported by Iranian media, while state-run Press TV described the ceremonies as "the largest procession the world has ever witnessed." Funeral events were held across Tehran, Qom, Najaf, Karbala and Mashhad.

Iran's state broadcaster IRIB said Khamenei was buried in the memorial hall of the Imam Reza shrine, Iran's holiest Shia site. The private burial followed nearly a week of public mourning and funeral processions.

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