Legendary singer Zubeen Garg was cremated in Kamarkuchi, Sonapur, with Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister Pabitra Margherita representing the Prime Minister, Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary, former Chief Minister and Cabinet Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and other dignitaries paying their final respects.
Zubeen Garg’s last rites were performed Kamarkuchi, Sonapur. His favourite song “Mayabini” was played in the background. There were emotional moments everywhere as Assam mourned the loss of its favourite musician, highlighting the deep bond between Zubeen and his fans. Everybody who came to pay their last respects was deeply affected by the moment, which captured his family’s personal sorrow as well as the public’s love.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Kiren Rijiju, others pay last tribute
Legendary singer Zubeen Garg was cremated in Kamarkuchi, Sonapur, with Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister Pabitra Margherita representing the Prime Minister, Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary, former Chief Minister and Cabinet Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and other dignitaries paying their final respects.
Guwahati, Assam: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju paid tribute to the late singer Zubeen Garg
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— IANS (@ians_india) September 23, 2025
তেজ—মঙহৰে মৰম নেওচি
জ্বলি জ্বলি ৰ’ল মাথোঁ ছাই…Adieu #BelovedZubeen ?!
As you are consigned to the eternal flames, I join the people of Assam in prayers that your noble soul attains Sadgati.
Until we meet on the other side…#ZubeenGarg pic.twitter.com/Gouax9PK7s
— Bimal Borah (@BimalBorah119) September 23, 2025
The last time that I got to see #BelovedZubeen. From now on he will live in Assam’s soul , mind and hearts… pic.twitter.com/uRIExoGO7e
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 23, 2025
To celebrate the musical legend whose songs embodied Assam’s cultural identity, thousands of admirers, relatives, and close friends came together.
Zubeen’s father pays emotional tribute to son
Zubeen’s father, Kopil Borthakur, paid his last respects to his son in Kamarkuchi, Sonapur. In front of hundreds of fans, relatives, and friends, the grieving father bowed before the legendary singer’s mortal remains in a heartfelt moment.
Garima Garg bids tearful farewell
Garima Garg joined hands in prayer with a sad heart when she witnessed her husband Zubeen Garg on the pyre in Kamarkuchi, Sonapur. She gave an emotional farewell to the music icon of Assam in the presence of thousands of her admirers, relatives, and friends. The scene was a depiction of the deepest loss of a woman who has lost her soul mate, and the state was mourning over the death of a great artist whose voice and power had touched millions.