Hyderabad: Celebrating Navroz, the Parsi new year on March 21
Hyderabad, March 21 -- The Parsi community in Hyderabad gears up to celebrate Navroz, the community's new year, on Thursday, March 21.
This coincides with the beginning of Farvardin, the first month in the Zoroastrian calendar.
The day before the Navroz celebrations, homes are decked with lights and flowers.
On New Year's Day, all the fire temples across the city organize early-morning prayer gatherings.
To commemorate the occasion, Parsis exchange gifts, put on new attires, and carry out charitable deeds. Following breakfast, people make offerings of milk, water, fruits, flowers, and sandalwood at fire temples during the "Jashan" prayer.
In addition to these traditional practices, the Zoroastrian Club hosts a unique "Navroz Fusion F...
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