Navroz Mubarak: India's 60,000-member Parsi community celebrates its New Year

 | Updated: Aug 17, 2017, 01:11 PM IST
There are barely around 68,000 Parsis in the world and the community features in Unesco?s list of endangered communities

Indian Parsis arrive at a Fire Temple to offer prayers during Navroze, the Parsi New Year, in Mumbai on August 17, 2017.

Indian Parsis arrive at a Fire Temple to offer prayers during Navroze, the Parsi New Year, in Mumbai on August 17, 2017.
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Indian Parsis exchange greetings outside a Fire Temple during Navroze, the Parsi New Year, in Mumbai on August 17, 2017.

Indian Parsis exchange greetings outside a Fire Temple during Navroze, the Parsi New Year, in Mumbai on August 17, 2017.
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An elderly Indian Parsi woman walks past relief figures of knights at a Fire Temple during Navroze, the Parsi New Year, in Mumbai on August 17, 2017.

An elderly Indian Parsi woman walks past relief figures of knights at a Fire Temple during Navroze, the Parsi New Year, in Mumbai on August 17, 2017.
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Indian Parsis greet each other at a Fire Temple during Navroze, the Parsi New Year, in Mumbai on August 17, 2017.

Parsis celebrate the festival with religious fervor, traditional pomp, and feasting. They start their day with an early morning bath and prayers, purifying the homes by burning incense, and wearing new clothes
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The prayers are then followed with an extensive traditional lunch

The prayers are then followed with an extensive traditional lunch
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A Parsi woman takes a private moment to herself during the celebrations.

A Parsi woman takes a private moment to herself during the celebrations.
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Indian Parsis arrive at a Fire Temple to offer prayers during Navroze, the Parsi New Year, in Mumbai on August 17, 2017.

Indian Parsis arrive at a Fire Temple to offer prayers during Navroze, the Parsi New Year, in Mumbai on August 17, 2017.
(Photograph:AFP)