Published on : 21 Oct 2025, 3:23 am

Staff Reporter

Guwahati: This year, Diwali in Assam has all – devotion, trust, and reverence – but not enthusiasm. The pall of gloom that the death of soulful singer Zubeen Garg cast on the minds of the people of the state is still to go. The state, still reeling from the loss of its beloved cultural icon Zubeen Garg , finds itself caught between tradition and grief — between the sparkle of diyas and the ache of a silence too deep to fill.

People hardly thronged vendors for crackers all over the state, and so did the deafening sounds of crackers. Of course, people bought diyas and other illuminating items.

Across Guwahati, the markets are aglow with rows of diyas, fairy lights, and green crackers. Stalls in Ganeshguri, Beltola, and Panbazar d

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