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Mumbai: Prove fire temple is important to you, state tells Parsis

Setting community and MMRCL on warpath, govt pleader taunts petitioners: 'show more than two-and-a-half documents to prove that the Atash Behram is integral to Zoroastrianism

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The Anjuman Atash Behram, one of the two temples likely to be affected by the Metro III underground tunnel. File pic

The Anjuman Atash Behram, one of the two temples likely to be affected by the Metro III underground tunnel. File pic

What was supposed to be a day to discuss an amiable solution to the ongoing Metro III-Atash Behram tussle, ended in yet another court hearing that questioned the importance of the holy structures for the Parsi community.

Arguing in the Bombay High Court, representatives of the state and central government said the "two-and-a-half documents" provided by the Parsi petitioners were "simply not enough" to prove how integral the Wadiaji and Anjuman Atash Behrams, which fall along the proposed alignment of Metro III, are for the Zoroastrian religion.

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