AIZAWL: Three days later he had been declared dead in an Aizawl hospital, Zionnghaka aka Ziona — that the patriarch of what’s thought to be the world’s biggest household — has been eventually laid to rest at his village in Mizoram’s Serchhip district Thursday, a neighborhood leader stated.
The septuagenarian, that dwelt at a sprawling four- storey house at Chhuanthar at Baktawng village using 39 wives, over 90 kids and 33 grandchildren, led the spiritual sect’Lalpa Kohhran Thar’.
The neighborhood permits polygamy in guys.
Married to 39, patriarch of the world’biggest family’ expires in MizoramZiona’s mortal remains were buried within a specially constructed tomb close to his mansion, village council president Ramzauva told.
All funeral rituals have been conducted with rigorous adherence to Covid-19 protocols, Ramzauva stated.
Enthangpuiathe priest of this Lalpa Kohhran Thar sect, conducted the last rites of all Ziona, using a number of his grandparents creating obituary referencesthe village council president clarified.
Camera, cellular telephones and other digital gadgets were illegal in the funeral, Ramzauva added.
Ziona, that had been suffering from diabetes and hypertension breathed his last Sunday, but his loved ones had refused to take his own death until late Monday, asserting his”body was still hot and his heartbeat still beating”.
More than 2,500 individuals belonging to 433 households form part of the sect, that has been set by Ziona’s uncle back in 1942, Ramzauva pointed out.
According to local resources, Ziona’s eldest son Nunparliana, in his 50s, is most very likely to be the second principal of Lalpa Kohhran Thar.
He’s two sisters.