Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Assam woman weaves 25-foot gamosa tribute to Zubeen Garg
There was a very famous singer in Assam, a state in India, named Zubeen Garg.
Sadly, he had an accident while scuba diving in Singapore and passed away.
He was there to sing at a big festival, but he never got to perform.
A woman named Dalimi Lahon Gogoi wanted to remember him in a special way.
She wove a very, very long traditional cloth called a gamosa.
The cloth was 25 feet long, which is about as long as a big bus.
She wove the words of his songs into the cloth's design.
It took her almost five months to finish this special cloth.
She also added nice quotes and pretty flower patterns.
Now, whenever people look at the gamosa, they can remember the singer and his beautiful music.
Legendary Assamese singer Zubeen Garg died in a scuba diving accident in Singapore, where he was attending the 4th North East India Festival and was to perform on September 20.
Dalimi Lahon Gogoi, a resident of Katakipukhuri Ahom Gaon in Khowang, wove a 25-foot gamosa featuring the lyrics of Garg's songs as a tribute.
The gamosa features lyrics from nine of Garg's songs, including Mayabini, Momor Sakiti Jole, Diya Ghurai Diya, Sapon Rongor Tikha Tumi, Roi Roi Binale and Andha Akash.
The handwoven creation, which took nearly five months to complete, also carries nine inspirational quotes associated with the singer, woven into floral motifs.
Gogoi began weaving the gamosa about a month after Garg's passing, aiming to preserve his musical legacy.
Zubeen Garg, born in 1972 in Meghalaya, was a celebrated singer and composer for Assamese, Bengali and Bollywood films.
- Who
- Dalimi Lahon Gogoi, an Assamese woman from Katakipukhuri Ahom Gaon in Khowang, wove the tribute to legendary singer Zubeen Garg.
- What
- A 25-foot handwoven gamosa featuring the lyrics of nine of Zubeen Garg's popular songs and nine inspirational quotes.
- When
- Gogoi began weaving about a month after Garg's death, and the gamosa took nearly five months to complete; Garg was to perform on September 20.
- Where
- The gamosa was created in Katakipukhuri Ahom Gaon, Khowang, Assam; Zubeen Garg died in Singapore.
- Why
- To honor Zubeen Garg's immense contribution to Assamese music and preserve his musical legacy.
- Artisan
- Dalimi Lahon Gogoi
- Tribute length
- 25 feet
- Location
- Katakipukhuri Ahom Gaon, Khowang, Assam
- Time to complete
- Nearly five months
- Songs featured
- Nine, including Mayabini, Momor Sakiti Jole, Diya Ghurai Diya, Sapon Rongor Tikha Tumi, Roi Roi Binale and Andha Akash
- Cause of death
- Scuba diving accident in Singapore
- Event attended
- 4th North East India Festival
- Zubeen Garg birth
- 1972, Meghalaya