A minute's silence was observed before the national anthems, with 'God Save The King' followed by sustained applause from the crowd.
Bolkiah, who took the throne in 1967, has reigned for 54 years and 339 days (as of Friday) -- more than four years longer than Margrethe II of Denmark, now the second-longest reigning monarch.
The national flag will be flown at half-mast on Sunday throughout India and there will be no official entertainment programme on that day, a statement issued by the government said on Friday.
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