<p>Legendary Ranthambore tigress Machali, on Thursday passes away after prolonged illness. She was 20 years old.</p>
<p><img title="Machali" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/aug/18-machali.jpg" alt="Machali" /><em style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Machali. Pic/Courtesy Twitter user Gargi Rawat</strong></em></p>
<p>According to reports, Machali had not eaten for last five days.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Also referrred to as T-16, the royal tigress is the most famed in India and is the pride of Ranthambore National Park. Machali was the most photographed tigress in Ranthambore and is also being known as the 'lady of the lake' since it&nbsp;</p>
<p>Twitter mourned the death of the tigress.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">My header pic an image of Machhli in her heyday..What a gorgeous tigress she was! Lady of the lake, crocodile slayer <a href="https://t.co/xGzt70WcE6">pic.twitter.com/xGzt70WcE6</a></p>
&mdash; Gargi Rawat (@GargiRawat) <a href="https://twitter.com/GargiRawat/status/766148569023651840">August 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Machhli?src=hash">#Machhli</a> RIP ranthambhor without u .....I can't imagine .....</p>
&mdash; @IamChankya jangid (@_rambahadur) <a href="https://twitter.com/_rambahadur/status/766150384071110656">August 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Alvida <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Machhli?src=hash">#Machhli</a> . <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ranthambore?src=hash">#Ranthambore</a> will never forget you .You will live forever in your progeny . Good meeting you <a href="https://t.co/2gVcmUAFkY">pic.twitter.com/2gVcmUAFkY</a></p>
&mdash; Sundeep Bhutoria (@sundeepbhutoria) <a href="https://twitter.com/sundeepbhutoria/status/766145244677013505">August 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Legendary tigress 'Machhli' dies. She has long been under media spotlight &amp; has gained tremendous attentions. <a href="https://t.co/z5bVaFKxkZ">https://t.co/z5bVaFKxkZ</a></p>
&mdash; Vivek Bansal (@ivivekbansal) <a href="https://twitter.com/ivivekbansal/status/766137872818835456">August 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/rajatkochhar">@rajatkochhar</a> Oh great! Machhli's children surely won't die of hunger. They'll have Rajat coming their way. :P</p>
&mdash; Shreya Sarkar (@Shreya2808) <a href="https://twitter.com/Shreya2808/status/766151854757523456">August 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Goodbye dear Machhli. There will be never be another tiger like you <a href="https://t.co/de9FKc3ywS">pic.twitter.com/de9FKc3ywS</a></p>
&mdash; Shashanka (@sidelower) <a href="https://twitter.com/sidelower/status/766151023316566016">August 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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