Preparing for the inauguration of the Houston Atash Kadeh

Nazneen Khumbatta (left) and Shernaz Bhandara sorting out the sandalwood offerings left by community members for the ceremonial first lighting on the new afargan at the Houston Atash Kadeh to be inaugurated on Jamshedi Navroz. Shernaz and her husband Feroze are the main donors to the new Atash Kadeh.

Photo: Porus Cooper