For members of the Zoroastrian Women’s Assembly of Surat (ZWAS), August 2024 marked "the ending of all that is in the past” and an "eager welcome to the treasures hidden in the (Shahenshahi) New Year.” The Seth Pestonji Kalabhai Vakil Kadim Atash Behram complex was the venue of their two-day event on August 3-4, 2024 that included a prayer competition, religious quiz, rangoli competition and the ubiquitous antakshari (game of film songs), among other events. "The stall owners had laid out their lip-smacking (food) and the audience had begun to stroll in amidst the downpour,” noted an email from ZWAS......