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India is a country of many castes, creeds and religions. From as
early as Alexander's army to the Mughal invaders, the British,
Portuguese, French and Dutch colonialist, people have come here in
search of the abundance of India. Here is a story of how some people
came to India many centuries ago in search of a peaceful life.

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Before the 8th century AD the dominant religion in Persia was
Zoroastrianism. It was the first religion to believe in only 1
all-powerful God and was practiced in what is modern-day Iran.
When Islam began to grow in popularity, Arab tribes started
invading land around Saudi Arabia and converting the people who
lived on the lands they conquered.

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They finally reached Persia and began to force the people there to
convert to Islam. The Zoroastrian people were not equipped to fight
because they practiced a form of religion that was peaceful but
neither did they want to give up their religion. So to avoid religious
persecution they began to board ships and fled to India.
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When they arrived in Gujarat local rulers offered them asylum and
allowed them to settle in their kingdoms.
As the story goes, when the spiritual leaders were taken before King
Jadi Rana of Gujarat to ask if they could settle on his land, the
king asked them to explain their customs and beliefs. After
recognising that they would not be a threat to his kingdom he
presented the leaders with a full glass of milk.
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Jadi Rana was very pleased with this
response and granted them permission to
stay if they promised to adopt the local language and clothes, and
never bear arms against the king. Since there was no name for this
religion or group of people when they arrived on the shores of India
they were given the name Parsi, which literally means Persian.
He said that his kingdom was like a cup
about to overflow and therefore had no room
for immigrants. One of the leaders then put
a pinch of sugar into the cup and told the
king that his people would not make the
kingdom overflow but enrich the community.
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The Parsis came to India so they could
maintain their culture and way of life.
This meant that they also brought
along the Shenshai calendar. According
to this calendar the new year falls
sometime in August and is known as
Pateti or Parsi New Year.
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Pateti is actually new-year's eve and a
day on which people are required to think
about all the good and bad things that
have happened in their lives during that
year. They then reaffirm a promise to
live their lives through the tenets of
Zoroastrianism- right thoughts, right
words, and right action.
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Over the years Pateti has become a single-day celebration that is
celebrated on new-year's day itself. Parsis visit the Agiari (fire
temple) and offer prayers. They burn sandalwood in their houses and
decorate their houses with rangoli.
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Pateti is a time for feasting in Parsi households since people visit
friends and family and are usually greeted with something to eat.
Breakfast usually begins with ravo (suji prepared with milk and
sugar) or sev (vermicelli cooked in a sugar syrup and served with
raisins and almonds). For lunch there is usually rice pulao, sali boti
(a mutton gravy) and pathra-ni-machchi (fish prepared in banana
leaves). And then there's always some sutarfeni or jalebi to finish
the meal.
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The Parsi community has been in India for over 1000 years. But
there is also a community here that is very similar called the Iranis.
Can you find out how they are similar and how they are different?
How may Parsis are alive today and why are their numbers
dwindling?
What is a fire temple?
List out 10 famous Parsis
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