Fans have been mourning the death of popular Indian musician Zubeen Garg, who died at 52 in a scuba diving accident earlier this month.

North East India Festival organizers said on Instagram that the accident happened in Singapore before Garg was supposed to arrive at the event.

His death was confirmed as a “drowning” by Assam Chief Minister Hiamnta Bissau Sarma, Times of India reported. He died in the hospital on Friday, Sept. 19, at around 2:30 p.m., India Standard Time.

“This is a monumental loss, and words cannot express the depth of our grief,” the organizers wrote, adding that the festival has been cancelled in light of the incident. “We are devastated and pray for the departed soul of Zubeen Garg.”

On Tuesday, the singer was cremated and hundreds of thousands of people gathe

See Full Page