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One of the world’s oldest religions, Zoroastrianism might slowly be fading into obscurity.
The Dadar Parsi Colony in Mumbai, India is home to the largest concentration of Zoroastrians in the world. The colony is made up of about 15,000 Parsis, an ethnoreligious group of Persian descendants who follow the Zoroastrian religion.
Continuous political turmoil and draconian acts of religious persecution forced the community to flee Persia in the 7th century. The travellers set sail east, with no certainty of their destination, and landed in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Parsi communities can now be found in several regions across the country, including Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune, and Bangalore. Besides India, a substantial number of Parsis are also located in neighbouring Pakistan.
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An ancient pre-Islamic religion with a rich history tracing back to the era of Iranian empires, Zoroastrianism is followed by no more than 120,000