Official photos published on Thursday showed senior North Korean officials visiting the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to pay tribute during the 108th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth on Wednesday.
Among the senior officials in attendance were Pak Pong Ju, who has twice served as the country's premier, as well as Choe Ryong Hae, a military official and the head of North Korea's assembly who is under US sanctions.
Another image showed military officers carrying a wreath as they marched ahead of the senior officials in front of an oversized statue of Kim Il Sung and his successor Kim Jong Il, the late father of the current leader.
Wednesday's commemoration is also known as the "Day of the Sun" - in reference to the leader who led North Korea after it split from the south.
Current leader Kim Jong Un's sister and close aide, Kim Yo Jong, who is in charge of propaganda affairs and is suspected to be the reclusive country's second-in-command, was also not present at the event.