{"id":2043476,"date":"2025-09-23T11:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2043476"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:29:59","slug":"zubeen-gargs-funeral-wife-garima-saikia-garg-breaks-down-during-last-rites-fans-pay-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/zubeen-gargs-funeral-wife-garima-saikia-garg-breaks-down-during-last-rites-fans-pay-respect\/","title":{"rendered":"Zubeen Garg&#8217;s funeral: Wife Garima Saikia Garg breaks down during last rites; fans pay respect |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Garima Saikia Garg, the wife of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/zubeen-garg\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Zubeen Garg<\/a>, mourned the artist\u2019s unfortunate loss during the funeral proceedings at a crematorium in Kamarkuchi on the outskirts of Guwahati. She had been streaming her tears and sobbing throughout the rituals, as the pyre was being set up.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Zubeen Garg&#8217;s last rites<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>In the video shared by ANI, Garg\u2019s wife had her hands joined and broke down at the heartbreaking sight, visibly shaken during the last rites. Garg\u2019s younger sister, Palmee Borthakur, lit the funeral pyre and was joined by a digital creator and family friend, Arun Garg, and music composer Rahul Gautam Sharma. Following the rituals, they encircled seven times, while the Assam Police gave a gun salute to pay their respects.<!-- --> The fans bid goodbye to their favourite artist by reciting the famous song, \u2018Mayabini.\u2019 Assam\u2019s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and the union ministers Kiren Rijiju and Sarbananda Sonowal joined the ritual by placing wood pieces on the pyre.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"k7lcu\">\n<p>Zubeen Garg Death: CM Clarifies Cause, Fans Recall His Love For Water<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>About Zubeen Garg<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Zubeen Garg passed away on Friday, September 19, in Singapore after drowning in the sea while swimming with his close ones. The 52-year-old travelled to Singapore as he participated in the Narth East Festival, showcasing the regional culture. The post mortem was completed in Singapore, but the state decided to carry out a second post mortem, ruling out the chances of foul play. \u201cThe last time that I got to see beloved Zubeen.<!-- --> From now on he will live in Assam\u2019s soul , mind and hearts&#8230;,\u201d Assam\u2019s chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/garima\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Garima<\/a> Saikia Garg has been visibly torn after the unfortunate passing of the fan-favorite and a prominent singer. 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