Parsis celebrate Navroz

Parsi New Year, which is also called Navroz or Nowruz, marks the beginning of spring and the renewal of nature (Pic/Nimesh Dave)

Navroz celebration is believed to date back to the time when Prophet Zarathustra founded Zoroastrianism (Pic/Nimesh Dave)

Actor Boman Irani with his wife visits a fire temple on the occasion of `Navroz`, the Parsi New Year, in Mumbai (Pic/PTI)

People from the Parsi community celebrate Navroz in special ways. They decorate their house with flower garlands swinging from the doors (Pic/Nimesh Dave)

Several members from the community were seen offering prayers at the Fire Temple in Mumbai (Pic/Nimesh Dave)