Parsis in Bhavnagar, in Saurashtra, Gujarat, once numbered a few thousands. Today their number has dwindled to just about 15 families. Bhavnagar is a well planned town which offers industrial and business opportunities. It is linked directly by rail with Bombay; trains from South India too come here. The airport has two flights daily, by Jet Airways and Air Deccan.
The Bhavnagar Parsi Agiary, situated in the heart of the town, is over 110 years old. The Agiary complex has a dharamshala, a hall for weddings, navjotes and other social and religious occasions which is looked after by the trustees, the......