August 16, 2023 7:04 PM

Parsi New Year ‘Navroz’ is being celebrated today; Prez, PM Modi extends best wishes

Parsi community is celebrating New Year i.e. Navroz today. Community members are visiting agiaries and offer prayers with friends and family members. Akashvani correspondent reports, in Persian ‘Nav’ stands for ‘new’ while ‘Roz’ means ‘day’ which literally translates to ‘new day’. Mumbai has a sizable population of Parsi community and many agiary. Parsi community members have been offering prayers in these agiaries since morning. Their houses are decorated with rangoli a...