Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela laid to rest in his childhood village . The South African leader was buried at the end of a long procession that began with an honor guard and ended on a hilltop overlooking the city where he grew up. More than 4,000 people gathered at Mandela 's funeral service in a tent in the Qunu hills . he would sit like this , with a cushion here , because he enjoyed looking out into the hills . '' His family told CNN 's Robyn Curnow they believed his spirit was now at home .
Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela laid to rest in his childhood village . The South African leader was buried at the end of a long procession that began with an honor guard and ended on a hilltop overlooking the city where he grew up. More than 4,000 people gathered at Mandela 's funeral service in a tent in the Qunu hills . His family told CNN 's Robyn Curnow they believed his spirit was now at home .