Category Archives: Iranshah Udvada
Iranshah Udvada Utsav – Videos – Dec 2017
A GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT IRANSHAH UDVADA
A GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT THE LEGACY OF PAK IRANSHAH ATASHBEHRAM IN UDVADA – OUR PRICELESS AND TIMELESS HERITAGE TOGETHER Let Us Create An Inner Desire To Support Our Sacred Fire EDUCATION – INSPIRATION – DONATION The sleepy village of Udvada is poised for its rightful place on the global map of renowned religious, historical and cultural sites with improved infrastructure, enhanced
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Iranshah Udvada Utsav Photos
Here are the links to the pictures from Iranshah Udvada Utsav – Enjoy Day 1 – https://goo.gl/photos/rk3obG4ZNUDM2nTJ9 Day 2 – https://goo.gl/photos/NwX6MiiZkgKJgTtP8 Day 3 – https://goo.gl/photos/PhfGB8kmKCqmDJ1i7
Read moreA STATEMENT FROM UDVADA SAMAST ANJUMAN ON RECENTLY CONCLUDED IRANSHAH UDVADA UTSAV-2015
Udvada Samast Anjuman was proud to co-host the ‘Iranshah Udvada Utsav’ (IUU) with Foundation for Development of Udvada (FDU). Going by responses gathered from all over the world, IUU held on 25th to 27th December 2015, was undoubtedly a stupendous success. Over the past few weeks, post the Iranshah Udvada Utsav, various write ups, comments and views, both positive as
Read moreUdvada inspires artist to bring out her best
Out of the ordinary:Maharukh Dastur, a software professional, makes paintings,collages and mosaics from materials of everyday use— Photo: Shantanu Das When Maharukh Dastur began making beautiful paintings, collages and mosaics in her spare time two years ago, she never imagined that one day she would be able to showcase her creative work in front of her own Parsi community in
Read moreNoshir Dadrawala on Darius Khambata’s Speech
If I were to adapt Mark Antony’s speech in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: “The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones”, in contest to the recently concluded ‘Iranshah Udwada Utsav’ I would state: “The controversial or provocative statements that some men make at community events lives long after the event concludes; the
Read moreIUU – days 2 & 3 and summing up
The second day of the first ever Iranshah Udvada Utsav started with two fun filled participatory activities. The Heritage Walks and The Treasure Hunt had droves of people walking or running through the small lanes of Udvada and give the town the kind of buzz and foot activities seen only once or twice a year during the Iranshah Salgrehs. Groups
Read moreHow architecture of Udvada evolved to protect the Iranshah
The Parsis’ sacred fire, the Iranshah, had an arduous journey before it settled in Udvada. Legend goes that it was consecrated in Sanjan from 16 different sources including a burning corpse and lightning. Many centuries later, Sanjan was besieged by Muslim invaders, and the fire was removed to the Bahrot Caves in Maharashtra. It remained there for over a decade,
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