India, Sept. 23 -- The last rites of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, who died in Singapore while swimming in the sea with a few friends and associates on Friday, was performed on Tuesday on the outskirts of Guwahati in presence of thousands of his ardent fans and admirers.

The 52-year-old's cremation took place at Kamarkuchi in Sonapur, located 25 km away from Guwahati, at a specially designated site, which will be later converted to a memorial by the Assam government. A second memorial will be built at Jorhat, Garg's hometown, located 300 km east of Guwahati.

Garg, a singer, lyricist, composer, actor and filmmaker, was also vocal on political and social issues in the state.

He had gone to Singapore to take part in the North East Festival...