Ravi Shankars ashes to be taken to Varanasi
December 21, 2012  01:53
The ashes of noted sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar, the who passed away last week, will be taken to Varanasi for the final rites, Lakshmi Shankar, the musician's sister-in-law, told rediff.com at a memorial service held at the Self Realisation Fellowship Ashram Center in Encinitas, Southern California.

Shankar passed away on December 11 near his home in Encinitas, California. He was 92. His health had been fragile for several years.

He had undergone a surgery to replace a heart valve at the Scripps Mercy Hospital, where he passed away.
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