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Bagpiper plays Hindu prayer song at ’Teddy Mafia’ funeral

THE practice of playing the Scottish bagpipes at funerals for Indian families in Durban has become so popular that bagpipe player Dave Dickson especially learned how to play the religious prayer song Aum Namah Shivaya (Prayer to Lord Shiva).

Dickson played at the lavish funeral

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