Rashtrakavi (poet of the nation) Madhav Prasad Ghimire has been cremated at the Pashupati Aryaghat on Wednesday.
Ghimire who passed away at 101 on Tuesday was given funeral honors by the Nepal Army and the Armed Police Force.
Ghimire was honorary brigadier general of the army having been conferred the rank by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Ishwar Pokhrel earlier on Wednesday paid tribute to Ghimire on behalf of the government at his house in Lainchaur and draped his body with the national flag.