Mumbai: The Parsi community celebrated Navroz on Saturday with enthusiasm across Mumbai. Visuals from Dadar Parsi Colony showed Parsis marking the New Year with traditional customs and gatherings, offering prayers at Rustom Framna Agiary.
VIDEO | Mumbai: Parsi community celebrates Navroz, Parsi New Year. Visuals from Dadar Parsi Colony.
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Navroz is one of the most significant festivals for Parsis. Navroz means "new day" in Persian, and it is celebrated on the first day of spring, marking the beginning of the new year for the Parsis and other people of Iranian descent.
On the ocassion of the festival, several leaders extended their heartfel wishes to the Parsi community. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also conveyed greetings to the people and prayed for a year filled with prosperity and joy. "Greetings on the special occasion of Navroz. Praying for a year filled with prosperity and joy. May everyone be healthy and may all aspirations be realised. Navroz Mubarak!," Modi wrote in his post on X.
Greetings on the special occasion of Navroz.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 21, 2026
Praying for a year filled with prosperity and joy. May everyone be healthy and may all aspirations be realised.
Navroz Mubarak!
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis also wished everyone a joyful and prosperous new beginning.
Navroz Mubarak! Wishing everyone a joyful and prosperous new beginning.
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) March 21, 2026
नवरोज मुबारक!
पारसी नववर्षाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!#ParsiNewYear #Parsi #Pateti #maharashtra pic.twitter.com/4cyejRoV2F
Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde also extended her wishes and wrote, "Navroz Mubarak! May the spirit of this beautiful festival fill your life with peace, happiness, and renewed hope. As we celebrate new beginnings, may this Navroz bring prosperity, success, and positivity into your journey. Wishing you and your loved ones a year full of growth, good health, and endless happiness"
Navroz Mubarak! ✨
— Ritu Tawde (@TawdeRitu) March 21, 2026
May the spirit of this beautiful festival fill your life with peace, happiness, and renewed hope. As we celebrate new beginnings, may this Navroz bring prosperity, success, and positivity into your journey.
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