From monajats to a flea market, the Iranshah
Udvada Utsav offered varied entertainment
Text: Farrokh Jijina Photos: Mazda Studios
Lights were switched off in the two halls that housed the 1,200 plus audience and in the adjoining service areas prior to the start of the Mithoo Jesia-conceived docudrama Amar Jyoti Zarathustra on the life of the Prophet. This was necessary to experience the full impact of the visuals in the show, explained host and Iranshah Udvada Utsav (IUU 2019) core committee member Hoshaang Gotla prior to the staging on December 27, 2019, the first day of the three-day festival. "Religion, revelry and recognition” was the promise of the organizing committee for IUU 2019. The Utsav germinated from a suggestion......