Overview

• Puja committees across Guwahati, Jorhat and Silchar canceled cultural programmes and shifted to spiritual observances in Zubeen Garg’s honor.
• Guwahati’s Pandu Old Station Colony created a Shraddha-themed pandal draped in white, displayed his photographs and played his songs, dropping all extravagant activities.
• In Jorhat, multiple pandals abandoned earlier themes, set aside spaces for homage and looped Mayabini Raatir Bukut while screening past performances.
• Preparations are underway at Jorhat Stadium for a 13-day ritual ceremony coordinated by the district administration with local residents.
• At Silchar’s Sribhumi 50th Puja, Cabinet Minister Krishnendu Paul recalled his schoolmate’s early tabla prowess, as Barak Valley pandals wove his music into their tributes and Jorhat traders reported slower business.