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The Parsi New Year is celebrated as Jamshed Navroz across the world by the entire Parsi community. (Source: Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
Special thanksgiving prayers, known as Jashan, are held and sandalwood is offered to the Holy Fire.
People from Parsi community visit Agiary or Fire Temple to offer prayers at Dadar on Tuesday (August 18). (Source: Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
All the Zoroastrians observe the festival of Navroz by performing all the rituals and rites with full devotion and duty.
A Parsi man buys flowers from a flower vendor at Dadar, Mumbai. (Source: Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
On the day of Jamshed Navroz, people dress in their new and best clothes and put on gold and silver kustis and caps.
Parsis take the privilege to exchange new greetings with one another by saying ‘Sal Mubarak’. (Source: Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
The entire day is spent by visiting friends and relative and exchanging good wishes and blessings.
A Parsi woman leaves Agiary after performing all the rituals and rites at the Agiary in Mumbai. (Source: Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
