Loutolim, Goa: Goa bid a moving, teary farewell to acclaimed artist Mario Miranda, who was consigned to flames at a crematorium after a funeral mass at a church as he had wished.
The funeral mass, attended by several artistes and politicians from Goa, was held at the Saviour of the World Church in Loutolim, Miranda's ancestral village.
Post mass his body was taken to the Hindu Mathgram crematorium, near Margao and consigned to the flames as per his wishes.
"Whenever I want to see what Goa was earlier, I look up Mario Miranda's works," Kamat said, adding that Goa had lost one of its foremost sons.
The 85-year-old Padma Bhushan awardee died in his sleep at his home in Loutolim on Sunday.
The funeral mass, attended by several artistes and politicians from Goa, was held at the Saviour of the World Church in Loutolim, Miranda's ancestral village.
Post mass his body was taken to the Hindu Mathgram crematorium, near Margao and consigned to the flames as per his wishes.
"Whenever I want to see what Goa was earlier, I look up Mario Miranda's works," Kamat said, adding that Goa had lost one of its foremost sons.
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The 85-year-old Padma Bhushan awardee died in his sleep at his home in Loutolim on Sunday.
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