{"id":123791,"date":"2026-01-15T07:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgf.rs\/?p=123791"},"modified":"2026-01-17T22:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:56:53","slug":"a-celebration-in-the-spirit-of-parsi-culture-honoring-zubin-mehta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgf.rs\/en\/a-celebration-in-the-spirit-of-parsi-culture-honoring-zubin-mehta\/","title":{"rendered":"A Celebration in the Spirit of Parsi Culture Honoring Zubin Mehta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In honor of Maestro Zubin Mehta, a formal reception and traditional Parsi dinner were held last night in the garden of the Seth Jeejeebhoy Dadabhoy Agiary in Mumbai, an important religious and cultural center of the Parsi community. The entire orchestra attended the event, during which representatives of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra presented the Maestro with a special gift &#8211; a photo album featuring carefully selected moments from their shared history, spanning from 1958 to the present day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Proud of his roots, Maestro Mehta chose to wear traditional Parsi attire specially made for him for the occasion. After greeting the distinguished guests, Mehta entered the Zoroastrian fire temple, where the sacred fire is preserved and religious rituals of the Parsi community in Mumbai are performed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Organized by the <\/span>Mehli Mehta<span lang=\"en-US\"> Foundation and Mr. Nusli Wadia, the celebration welcomed more than one hundred guests, who enjoyed a formal reception and a lavish seven-course dinner served on banana leaves. Maestro Mehta was delighted by the gift presented by Jelena Mila<\/span>\u0161inovi\u0107<span lang=\"en-US\">, PR Manager of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, together with its <\/span>program editors Asja Radonji\u0107 and Danica Maksimovi\u0107, <span lang=\"en-US\">promising that he would be browsing through the photographs that same evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The celebration took place in the garden of one of Mumbai<\/span>\u2019<span lang=\"en-US\">s oldest and most significant Zoroastrian (Parsi) fire temples. Founded in the 19th century through the philanthropy of the prominent Jeejeebhoy<\/span>\u2013<span lang=\"en-US\">Dadabhoy Parsi family, the temple remains an important religious and cultural hub of the Parsi community. 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