Assam’s heartthrob Zubeen Garg, the voice that defined generations in Assam and beyond, was laid to rest on Tuesday with full state honours at Sonapur on the outskirts of Guwahati.

The moment was marked by grief as much as by song, with lakhs of fans turning the farewell into an overwhelming chorus of love. His sister Pami Barthakur lit the funeral pyre.

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From the early hours, the roads leading to Sonapur were overflowing with mourners — students in black, farmers carrying flowers, families with children clutching posters of “Zubeen Da.”

Some wept quietly, others sang his evergreen songs, but all had come for one reason: to bid a final farewell to the man who had become Assam’s elder brother, friend, and cultural heartbeat.

The funeral was attended by Chief Minister Himan

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