In Pics | RIP Lata Mangeshkar: Her life in rare photos

Lata Mangeshkar, a beloved Indian singer who enthralled generations of Bollywood audiences as the singing voice behind many actresses’ performances, died Sunday at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, India. She was 92. Here are some of the Nightingale of India's lesser-seen photos:

Early in her career, in the 1940s, Mangeshkar played minor roles onscreen. Credit: Instagram/@lata_mangeshkar

The 1950s belonged completely to Mangeshkar who went on to work with composing greats such as Shankar Jaikishan, Naushad Ali, S D Burman, Hemant Kumar and Madan Mohan. Lata Didi seen with RD Burman.Credit: Instagram/@lata_mangeshkar

Mangeshkar was known for her range — she could sing in four octaves — and her gift for singing in character, tailoring her voice and emotions for the actress she was voicing onscreen. In this photo, the singer is seen with the legendary icons Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh and Kishore Kumar (From L-R). Credit: Instagram/@lata_mangeshkar

Bollywood is full of stories of how Lataji ring-fenced her position till the very end, often raising the hackles of her female peers, although male singers, such as Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh, Kishore Kumar, Mahendra Kapoor and Manna Dey (all deceased) and others, chose to maintain a professional rapport with her. Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar seen accompanying Mangeshkar. Credit: IANS File Photo

Condoling singing legend Lata Mangeshkar's demise, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said her golden voice is immortal and will continue to echo in the hearts of her fans. Lata Mangeshkar is seen with Indira Gandhi. Credit: Instagram/@lata_mangeshkar

Actor Vikram Prabhu, grandson of Tamil cinema legend Sivaji Ganesan, on Sunday expressed deep shock and sadness on learning about the demise of Lata Mangeshkar. Vikram shared pictures of the Nightingale with his grandfather. Credit: IANS/Twitter

Her decades of work made her a revered figure. She received the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest honor, in 2001. Hridaynath Mangeshkar and Lata Mangeshkar are seen in the photo. Credit: Instagram/@lata_mangeshkar

The world of Bollywood -- where movies were unthinkable without at least six songs and where everything from romance to grief was narrated with the help of a ballad -- was where Mangeshkar cut her teeth and later made her name. Here, Lata Mangeshkar is photographed with Boney Kapoor and Sridevi. Credit: PTI File Photo

Mangeshkar leaves a legacy of tens of thousands of songs, mostly in Hindi but also in several other Indian languages. Pandit Ravi Shankar and Lata Mangeshkar are seen in the photo. Credit: Instagram/@lata_mangeshkar

Together with her younger sister Asha Bhonsle -- a superstar in her own right -- Mangeshkar dominated Bollywood music for more than half a century, and is considered by many to be the Indian film industry's greatest-ever playback singer. Credit: Instagram/@lata_mangeshkar

Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Karveer Mutt Kolhapur bestows the title of 'Swara Mauli' upon Lata Mangeshkar at her residence in Mumbai. Credit: PTI File Photo