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It refers to three-day Iranshah Udvada Utsav of Parsi community concluded on 27.12.2015 in small Udvada town of Gujarat, where

Parsis from across the country and globe gathered to celebrate Iranshah Udvada Utsav and offer prayers in the holy town

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A NIPPY evening on the second day of the Iranshah Udvada Utsav did not deter Parsis whose numbers kept soaring

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When Parsis organize a “Kumbh Mela”, there are no naga sadhus, only scantily clad Shiamak Davar dancers twirling to Dean Martin’s 1954 hit “Sway”. The first-ever Iranshah Udvada Utsav — a cultural jamboree that will draw over 4,000 Parsis across three days — kicked off on Friday with speeches by Gujarat’s finance minister Saurabh Patel, and the Udvada head priest, Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor. Amid Achaemenid wall friezes, floodlights and soaring music, Dastoor called the high-octane festival PM Narendra Modi’s “brainchild”.

The three-day Iranshah Udvada Utsav at Udvada in Gujarat, which saw a huge congregation of Parsis, concluded on Sunday in the presence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who represented the Centre at the event.
Speaking on the occasion, Jaitley said Parsis could lead India to achieve its economic goal on the international front as they had done in the past. However, the biggest concern, of its declining population, could be resolved by deliberations within the community