By Shreya Pandey

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Zubeen Garg’s Last Rites: The funeral service of the Ya Ali singer was held at Kamarkuchi village in Sonapur on September 23, six days after his passing. With full state honours, the late singer was laid to rest on a 10-bigha plot beside the National Highway. Thousands of the singer’s fans and followers joined his funeral procession for his last journey. Visuals show Garg’s mortal remains being carried away for the final tributes. Zubeen’s fans gathered in large numbers to bid a final goodbye to the beloved singer. Apart from his followers, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju also attended the final rites of the singer. They paid their last respects to Zubeen before he received State honours. CM Sarma also paid a visit to the cremation site on Monday night and inspected the preparations. “Ahead of the final goodbye to Zubeen, I inspected the cremation site and took stock of the preparations,” he wrote on X. Also Read: Zubeen Garg’s Funeral: Singer To Be Cremated Today With State Honours In another heartbreaking visual, Zubeen’s wife was seen giving him a final goodbye before he was cremated. She broke down in tears after honouring her husband’s mortal remains. The singer received a gun salute as State honours were accorded to him. Also Read: Zubeen Garg’s Funeral: Iconic Singer Laid To Rest With State HonoursThe 52-year-old icon of Assam died in Singapore on Friday after a scuba diving accident. His body was flown to Delhi and later transported to Assam on a commercial flight that landed in Guwahati on Sunday morning. Known as the cultural icon of Assam, Zubeen Garg was not just a singer but also a composer, music director, actor, and filmmaker. With a career spanning over three decades, he lent his voice to thousands of songs in Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, and several other Indian languages.