Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): Durga Puja celebrations in Assam, usually marked by colour, festivity and large gatherings, were subdued this year as the state mourned the death of cultural icon and the son of the soil Zubeen Garg. The singer, often called Assam’s most loved son, drowned in a tragic incident at Lazarus Island in Singapore on September 19.Even after 12 days of his untimely passing, the shock and grief have not subsided. On Maha Ashtami, puja pandals in Guwahati that are typically illuminated and resound with the beating of dhaks remained unusually silent.Streets wore a deserted look, and only a handful of devotees were seen at the pandals, as compared to yester years. Similar scenes were witnessed across the stretch from Guwahati to Jorhat, the cultural capital o

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