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Zubeen Garg, Assamese singer, was cremated successful Guwahati
NEW DELHI: Assamese vocalist Zubeen Garg's assemblage was cremated amid chanting of Vedic hymns and affectional tributes astatine Kamarkuchi connected the outskirts of Guwahati. His wife, Garima Saikia Garg, was seen successful tears and sobbing passim the cremation rituals held astatine the Kamarkuchi NC colony crematorium.
The last rites were performed with accepted customs arsenic Zubeen’s sister, Palme Borthakur, and euphony composer Rahul Gautam, a adjacent protégé, lit the ceremonial pyre amid weapon salutes. They circled the pyre 7 times, guided by priests, portion household members and well-wishers stood respectfully. As the flames rose, mourners chanted slogans of “Zubeen, Zubeen” and sang his fashionable opus “Mayabini Ratir buku.” The Assam Police honored the vocalist with a ceremonial weapon salute and sounded the bugle. Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal, Kiren Rijiju, and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma participated successful the rituals, placing wood connected the pyre. A subdivision of the sandalwood histrion that Zubeen himself had planted connected his day successful 2017 was besides laid connected the pyre arsenic a last tribute. The cremation was marked by the blowing of conch shells and the recitation of ineffable Vedic hymns, reflecting the heavy taste respect for the precocious artist.(With bureau inputs)
