Guwahati: Hundreds of people in Guwahati took out a candlelight march on Tuesday to pay homage to the victims of the recent serial bomb blasts that ripped through Assam killing at least 84 people. People lit the candles and the earthen oil lamps on footpaths, streets, shops and houses praying for peace for the souls of those who died in the blasts. "You see today we did not call up all these people to come for the peace rally and ... but whenever we just lighted this candle simply one after another one, one after another people had joined us and we have successfully completed this rally," said Lalit Nath, a resident of Guwahati.

          Earlier, the Assam government along with many voluntary fora had appealed to the people of the State to light candles and participate in the peace march. "Everybody has to be alert. And for that reason I think there is alertness in the society otherwise, so many people would not have been gathered here," said Nirmal Mandal, another local. The October 30 blasts are being described as the worst that Assam has ever witnessed. Apart from causing the death of 84 innocent persons and destroying property worth crores of rupees, over 300 others were also injured by the blasts.     
-Nov 4, 2008