Articles tagged under: Parsi

Surat-Navsari Highway 4-Laning: Parsis oppose NHAI plan to acquire Doongerwadi Land

December 23, 2025
Surat-Navsari Highway 4-Laning: Parsis oppose NHAI plan to acquire Doongerwadi Land

Mumbai: The Parsi community in Navsari has opposed the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) plan to acquire a portion of the sacred Doongerwadi (Tower of Silence) land for road widening, calling for an alternative alignment that spares the site. The protest followed a visit by government officials to Doongerwadi, located on the banks of the Purna river on the outskirts of Navsari, to conduct a preliminary survey for the proposed road expansion. Community members objected, citing the ...Read More

Wake Up Gadkari: Perilous Highway Conditions Force Parsis to Halt Pilgrimage to Sacred Udvada Shrine

September 15, 2025

Valsad: Leaders of the Parsi community have advised devotees to suspend their pilgrimage to the holy town of Udvada, home to the revered Iranshah Atash Behram due to the deplorable and hazardous condition of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway, the primary route for thousands of pilgrims traveling from Mumbai. The Parsi Punchayet, a prominent representative body, has escalated the issue by sending a strongly-worded letter to Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways....Read More

Religious leader of Parsi community invites RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to Udwada

April 13, 2025
Religious leader of Parsi community invites RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to Udwada

Surat: Parsi religious leader Khurshed Dasturji paid a congratulatory visit to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday, April 12, during the Rajatotsav program at Bhavbhaveshwar Temple in Barumal village in South Gujarat and invited the Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat to visit Udwada Parsi Dham in South Gujarat. DeshGujarat Read More