Frawardigan is a ten-day period at the end of the Zoroastrian religious year during which the souls of the dead are commemorated.
[2] The practice is however much older than this name, and it is already attested in the Avesta, specifically Yasht 13.49, where it is called Hamaspathmaidyem in Avestan, of uncertain meaning.
[5] Still today, in both Indian Zoroastrian communities (Parsi and Irani), houses are meticulously cleaned and made ready for the annual coming of spirits, and a lamp is lit to welcome them, and kept alight for the duration of the festival.
In the present day, Zoroastrians congregate in the fire temples to offer prayers on behalf of their ancestors.
After the worship, families will offer fruit, flowers, incense, wood, and money in individual rituals conducted by a priest around a small temple fire.