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Navroz Mubarak!: Parsi community of India celebrates New Year

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The Parsis migrated to the Indian state of Gujarat nearly thirteen hundred years ago, from Pars in Iran after being invaded by the Muslims. (EPS | R.Satish Babu)
The Parsis migrated to the Indian state of Gujarat nearly thirteen hundred years ago, from Pars in Iran after being invaded by the Muslims.  (EPS | R.Satish Babu)
A visit to the Fire Temple, the place of worship of the Parsi community, is a ritual followed on every Navroz .A Parsi women praying near a fire temple at Tardeo in Mumbai is seen in the picture. (Photo | AP)
The members of Parsi community greet each other on the occassoin of Navroz celebrations in Hyderabad. (EPS | R.Satish Babu)
Elderly women of Parsi community greet each others on the occassion of their New Year in Hyderabad. (Photo | EPS)
A Parsi Women With her child standing next to the relief figures of knights in the fire temple, Mumbai. (Photo | PTI)
A group of women share the joy of Navroz with each other. (Photo | PTI)
Parsi Women feeding sweets to each other on the occasion of Navroz. (Photo | PTI)
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