

In his will, Taghvai had requested a simple funeral. He asked that his body be carried in a coffin rather than wrapped traditionally, and that mourners wear white instead of black. The gesture symbolized his lifelong rejection of empty ritual and his preference for light over darkness. When the day came, many of those who loved and admired him gathered wearing white, honoring his wish and celebrating his life not as a loss but as a continuation of his spirit through art.