About Udvada holidays

Udvada is a coastal town located round 187 km north of Mumbai. established between the Union Territory of Daman and the locality village of Valsad on the Maharashtra-Gujarat border, it is furthermore renowned as the Mecca of Zoroastrians. Udvada is a holy location of Parsis, which was constructed in the 7th years by invaders from Iran. Udvada derived its title from ‘uth vada’, which means ‘grazed by camels’. The condition of the place visited was identical before it was converted into a angling town.

The annals of Udvada designated days back to the 7th century when the Muslim invasion of Iran led to the negligence of Zoroastrians. The Zoroastrians were marginalised and fled to India in alignment to preserve their culture and belief. conveying with them the sacred blaze, they first come to Sanjan, which is established 30 km from Udvada.

Historians state that throughout the 14th years, Sanjan was assaulted by armed forces of the Delhi Sultanate and the Parsis afresh departed themselves into the caves of Barhot high grounds. These caves are located at a expanse of around 14 km from south of Sanjan. throughout the 18th century, a decision was made to come back the sacred blaze to Sanjan; although, the priests preferred to stay in Udvada.

Majority of the community belong to the Persian belief. angling being the major commerce of Udvada, it performances a crucial function in changing the heritage as per localized culture and traditions taken up by the community. Shivaratri, Holi and Dussehra are some of the prominent carnivals celebrated in the place visited.

Atash Behram is a well liked tourist attraction here. Being one of the most important sacred fire-temples of Zoroastrians, the temple is the oldest relentlessly burning fire-temple in the world. It is one of nine Atash Behrams in the world, out of which eight are established in western India, with one in Udvada. It is accepted that a Parsi must visit any of these fire-temples one time throughout their life time.