Bengaluru :
Parsi community members here will come together to celebrate their new year, Jamshedi Navroz, on Wednesday.
“It’s a spring festival. For the first time, Anjuman, the association of Parsi community members in the city, has organised a dinner at the Lady Jehangir Kothari Memorial Hall on Queen’s Road. On March 24, there will be a cultural show by the community members,” said Air Chief Marshal (retd) Fali Major, president, Anjuman.
There are over 250 Parsi families in Bengaluru. The Parsi Fire temple near Queen’s Road is getting a makeover. “The New Year begins from Tuesday night, and we are celebrating it on Wednesday. The festivities start with a morning prayer,” said Ervad Fardoon D Karkaria , priest at the temple.
Parsis describe Jamshedi Navroz as a festival of life and hope, which celebrates victory of good over evil. While Jamshedi Navroz is celebrated as a spring equinox festival throughout Zoroastrian history, in India it is a seasonal and historical festival to commemorate the coronation of King Jamshed after he “saved the world from the great deluge” and established ‘Var-e-Jam-Kard’ (the settlement of Jamshed).
In a traditional Parsi home, seven items are arranged on a decorated table on the occasion. The items could be from milk, wine, sugar, candle, sumac, coin, apple, hyacinth, vegetables, glass, vinegar among others.
Parsi dishes such as faluda and dhandal patiya (rice-dal-fish recipe) will also be prepared, said Silloo Daruwala, a community member.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Bangalore News / TNN / March 21st, 2018