<span style="color: #222222;">Navroz or the Parsi New Year is being celebrated in a toned down manner in Mumbai due to Covid-19. Navroz, the Zoroastrian New Year, marks the start of the Iranian calendar.<br />''<br />''The  Parsi temples  known as Agyaries are shut adhering to the advisories to tackle the spread of COVID-19. The Agiaries are allowed only for the usual rituals to be carried out indoors by the priests. Likewise, the festive gatherings and customary play is also not taking place this year.<br />''<br />''Maharashtra Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar have greeted the Parsi community on the occasion of their new year. In a message, Pawar has appealed to the people from the Parsi community to celebrate the festival by staying indoors and by taking care of their family members in the midst of the Covid outbreak.</span><br />