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Pandit Jasraj’s last rites with state honors, fans will see the live telecast.
As a state honor, the body of Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj will be wrapped in the tricolor. Then 21 bullets will be fired from the rifles to be given state honors. After this, the body of Pandit Jasraj will be taken to Pawan Hans crematorium in Vile Parle.
Pandit Jasraj, the famous singer of classical music, will be cremated with state honors on Thursday. His funeral will be broadcast live on several social media platforms. This live broadcast will be on Facebook from Art and Artists and on the pages of Durga Jasraj, Sarang Dev, Madhura Jasraj and Pandit Jasraj Fans from 2 pm to 4:30 pm.
A state funeral will be performed
Meanwhile, the body of Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj will be wrapped in the tricolor as a state honor. Then 21 bullets will be fired from the rifles to be given state honors. After this, the body of Pandit Jasraj will be taken to Pawan Hans crematorium in Vile Parle. It is known that the body of Pandit Jasraj has been brought to Mumbai on Wednesday.
Pandit Jasraj died on Monday
Let us know that Pandit Jasraj was killed in America on Monday. He was 90 years old. According to the information given by the family of Jasraj, he breathed his last at 5.15 am local time.
He was a classical singer honored with all three Padma awards – Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan. Pandit Jasraj dominated the Indian classical music world for eight decades. Pandit Jasraj belonged to the Mewati Gharana. He was trained in classical music at the age of just 14 years. Later, he also learned tabla playing from his elder brother Pandit Pratap Narayan.