One of Assam’s legendary singers, Archana Mahanta, who was at home in both the traditional and modern genres and belonged to a committed generation of singers for whom singing was a “devotional” act, died at a hospital here on Thursday.

In her seventies, Mahanta was ailing for sometime and her condition aggravated after suffered a brain stroke in July.

She was one of half of the famous Archana Mahanta-Khagen Mahanta duo that travelled the state for their immensely popular stage shows showcasing the best of folk and modern songs. She had her own following despite being the wife of the legendary Khagen Mahanta, a man who was referred to as the Bihu Samrat. He passed away in 2014.

The singer was cremated with full state honours in the afternoon with son, popular singer-composer Angaraag Papon Mahanta, lighting the funeral pyre.

Filmmaker and critic Utpal Borpujari in a tweet said that Assam has lost a legend. With her husband, “the legendary #KhagenMahanta, gave so many moments of joy to so many generations”, he added.