Zubeen Garg’s Final Journey: Thousands Gather to Bid Farewell.
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- September 21, 2025
In an emotionally charged atmosphere, the convoy made its way through a sea of people, with people of all ages and backgrounds lining the streets and sprinkling flowers on the ambulance bearing the legendary singer’s mortal remains. People assemble as singer Zubeen Garg’s lifeless remains are transported from the Guwahati airport to his home. Thousands of mourners flocked to the streets to catch a farewell look of their favorite performer as the body of well-known Assam musician Zubeen Garg started its final trip home in Kahilipara on Sunday morning from Guwahati airport. With people of all ages and backgrounds lined the streets and sprinkling flowers on the ambulance bearing the legendary singer’s mortal remains, the convoy scuttled through a sea of humanity in an emotionally charged atmosphere. The 25-kilometer journey from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to his home in Kahilipara could take several hours. His wife, Garima Saikia Garg, placed an Assamese ‘gamosa’ on the coffin and paid floral tributes as the casket was first removed from the luggage portion of the plane and held close to the runway as the flight carrying his body landed from Delhi. When Garima saw the coffin, she sobbed and gave it a hug. Those who had gathered around the escapee, including airport employees and passengers who had arrived on the same flight, wept as the casket was eventually placed inside the ambulance adorned with flowers. Garima rode in the ambulance with his body as it left the airport via the VIP exit. The coffin was adorned in flowers, including jasmine and marigolds, and ‘gamosa’. Senior state government representatives were there at the airport to accept the body in addition to his spouse. At 4.30 am, the plane carrying Garg’s body departed New Delhi and reached Guwahati at 7 am. He died a day earlier while swimming in the sea without a life jacket in Singapore, and…
