Prakash was adjudged the best male athlete of the Games for winning an astonishing six gold and three silver medals with four new meet records.
Akanksha, who was not present at today's ceremony, was declared the best female athlete for her feat of five gold medals and a silver.
Kerala was declared the best among all the states for an unprecedented 162 medals, which included 54 gold. The Services Sports Control Board was presented the overall trophy for a third year running.
Among the other dignitaries present were Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, state Chief Minister Oomen Chandy, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor and IOA President N Ramachandran.
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The teams marched in first followed by hundreds of volunteers who assisted in the conduct of the Games.
This was followed by farewell addresses from Sonowal, Chandy and Ramachandran and while congratulating the organisers for the "successful" Games, they did not forget to offer condolences to netball player Mayurish Pawar, who lost his life owing to a freak accident during the event.
"The last 15 days have brought to the fore the first talent pool that we have in the country. The Games have bestowed Kerala with world-class infrastructure and I hope that a suitable legacy plan will be put in place. I also appeal to the public and private sector to not just support the gold-medallists but also the silver and bronze medal winners.