NOSARI, or NAVSARI  , a town in India, in the state of Baroda, on the left bank of the Purna river, 147 M. by rail N. of Bombay . Pop . (1901), 21,451 . It is an ancient place, known to Ptolemy as Nasaripa . It was one of the earliest settlements of the Parsees in Gujarat, after their banishment from Persia in the 12th century . It is still the home of their mobeds, or sacerdotal class, and contains their most venerated " fire temple." Many small industries are carried on, including the weaving of the kusti, or sacred thread of the Parsees . There is also considerable trade by both rail and water, for the river is navigable . The public buildings and the private houses, especially those in the suburbs, are unusually good .