Guwahati, Sep 28 (PTI) In any other time, Durga Puja festival coinciding with Cricket World Cup opener would be double delight for the residents of this part of the world.
But these are not normal circumstances for people living in cities, towns and villages across Assam, for they are still struggling to come to terms with the tragic death of their beloved singer and cultural icon, Zubeen Garg.
The puja festivities have begun and the Women's World Cup opener (involving India) in Guwahati is just two days away, but the state capital remains unusually quiet and the atmosphere sombre more than a week after the death that caused widespread shock and mourning among his millions of fans and the cultural communities he represented.
All that people are thinking and talking about is their 'Zubee