In pictures: Thousands of mourners join funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran

Many of whom arrive at the venue in the early hours of the morning carrying Iranian flags

A mass funeral prayer was held in Iran's capital, Tehran, on Sunday for the country's late supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, at Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque.

The funeral ceremony for Khamenei and his family members drew hundreds of thousands of mourners, many of whom arrived at the venue in the early hours of the morning carrying Iranian flags.

Mourners attend a prayer during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Reuters

Mourners wave flags under water sprinklers during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Reuters

Mourners attend a prayer during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Reuters

A girl stands under an umbrella as people cool themselves under sprayed water as they attend a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Reuters

Mourners attend a prayer during a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Reuters

A girl shouts slogans during a public farewell ceremony for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Reuters

Mourners wave flags as they attend a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Reuters