India, Sept. 29 -- Tinsukia/Goipani: The festive air of Durga Puja in Upper Assam began on a subdued note this Monday with the auspicious rituals of Saptami.
Yet, the celebrations carried an unmissable sense of incompleteness following the sudden demise of young legendary singer Zubeen Garg, just ten days ago.
"This year's Puja feels incomplete. Outwardly, people may look happy, but deep inside, everyone is carrying the heavy sorrow of losing our beloved Zubeen da," said Jitendra Baraik, secretary of the Goipani Sarbajanin Sri Sri Durga Puja Samiti, while speaking to Northeast Now.
For the past three years, priest Binod Upadhyaya has been performing rituals at the Goipani pandal.
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