Final chapter . NEW : Mandela is laid to rest in his childhood village . NEW : ` ` Now you have achieved the ultimate freedom in the bosom of God , '' officiator says . NEW : At the request of the family , the lowering of the casket is closed to the media . NEW : The coffin is lowered into a hole dug for it by workers from the construction company that built the prison.
NEW : Mandela is laid to rest in his childhood village . NEW : ` ` Now you have achieved the ultimate freedom in the bosom of God , '' officiator says . NEW : At the request of the family , the lowering of the casket is closed to the media . NEW : The coffin is lowered into a hole dug for it by workers from the construction company that built the prison.