It was transformed into a canvas of memories for the icon, Zubeen Garg.
They slogged it out through the night with their own resources and support from well-wishers, the artists painted several giant portraits of the late icon, leaving the walls of National Highway 37 adorned with his immortal presence.
The ode continued until dawn, not only showed their artistry but also the deep anguish felt by an entire state mourning the singer’s untimely demise.
One of the portraits had a moving inscription: “You are not anyone else, you are a song washed in my blood; my courtyard is empty, my room is empty, my chest torn open in grief.”
Mousum Gogoi and Dhruvajyoti Dutta created two massive murals, while another portrait was completed under the initiative of artist Gyan Deep Barman, supported by the Jhanji Regional Students’ Union.
Residents described the act as a “people’s tribute”, an emotional offering from the heart of Jhanji to the artist who lived in the soul of every Assamese. Together, the artists declared, “Zubeen Garg shall remain immortal.”