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BEING A PARSI PRIEST IN HONG KONG
Homyar Nasirabadwala, one of the few full-time Parsi priests working outside India, talks about his community, traditions and making sure the dhansak is right Homyar Nasirabadwala has been in Hong...
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Kash of Paak Atash Behram Padshah Saheb
On the joyous occasion of the salgireh of Paak Banaji Atash Behram Saheb, am pleased to share the below article. The sanctified land, divine edifice and sacred Kash of Paak Atash Behram Padshah Saheb...
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Parsis in a flame war
Orthodox community members, reformists divided over sanctity of fire in Pune temple Mumbai: For the reformists who built the newly opened Asha Vahishta Zoroastrian Centre in Pune’s Kondhwa area, the...
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Sacred fire alive for 1,550 years at Iranian Zoroastrian temple
Iran’s central city of Yazd is home to one of the fire temples most sacred to Zoroastrians worldwide with a flame that has been burning for nearly 1,550 years. The Yazd temple is one of the world’s...
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Parsis form team to maintain fire temples, look after priests and staff in...
Most of these Agiaries are managed by private trusts and are not a part of Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP). (HT file ) To ensure all Zoroastrian Agiaries and Atash Behrams — two types of fire temples,...
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Parsis fear for city’s first fire temple
Calcutta’s first Parsi fire temple on Ezra Street is hemmed in by later constructions, some of which are allegedly encroachments on the heritage premises (top); (above) the entrance to the decrepit...
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Guarding the faith
A bold new initiative to safeguard the community’s 150 or so fire temples all overIndia has been launched by a group of traditionalists, old and new. Called rather unimaginatively the Parsi Zoroastrian...
View ArticleUDVADA VLOG
The Udvada Atash Behram, also known as the Iran Shah, “King of Iran”, is a temple in Udvada, Gujarat on the west coast of India. It is one of the eight fire temples of the Zoroastrian religion in the...
View ArticleHamaysht Ceremony
Hamaysht ceremony in Surat Atash Behram Saheb Attached here is a brief explanation of the Hamayasht ceremony being performed in Surat. This ceremony has not been performed for several years and those...
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Facing shortage of priests, Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat eyes part-timers
At a time when the Parsi community’s numbers are on the decline, an issue has cropped up as a major threat to their temples, also known as Agiyaris – the dwindling number of full-time Mobads...
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UDWADA STATION – HISTORY
There was no separate railway station for Udwada on Bombay Baroda B. B. & C .I. Railway. One had to alight at Pardi station and travel eight miles to reach Udwada. Seth Behramji Nusserwanji Seervai...
View ArticleCONSECRATION OF ATASH BEHRAMS AND ADARANS
Courtesy : Burjor Daboo THE CEREMONY OF CONSECRATION OF ATASH-BEHRAMS AND ADARANS The Sacred Fire is metaphorically spoken of as a King, having a spiritual jurisdiction over the district round...
View ArticleBoi Ceremony And The Chakra Ritual
Boi Ceremony And The Chakra Ritual 3 Nov 2019 Top of Form Courtesy : Burjor Daboo RITUAL OF ‘BOI-DAADAN’ OR MAACHI OFFERING AT CHANGE OF GEHS IN ATASH-BEHRAMS AND ITS GREAT SIGNIFICANCE ‘In...
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Tappeh Mill – one of Iran’s oldest temples
Image processed by CodeCarvings Piczard ### FREE Community Edition ### on 2017-03-23 12:53:47Z | http://piczard.com | http://codecarvings.com One of the oldest Zoroastrian temples of Iran – Tappeh...
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Shree Parsi Panchayat Vadodara – Baroda
B. N. Seervai Parsi Dharamshala / Godrej Banquet Hall / Wedding Lawn New Website – https://www.ppvadodara.org/ Parsis of Baroda On the banks of the river Vishwamitri lies the erstwhile State of...
View ArticleParsee Fire Temple in Zanzibar, 1996
In 1996 Henriette and Lucas were investigating the life of Farook Bulsara in Zanzibar, and along the way discovered the fascinating history and the hidden treasures of the old Parsee Fire Temple that...
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198TH SALGREH OF PAK NARIELVALA AGIARY, DADAR, BOMBAY
Roj Ardibehesht Mah Adar, April 15, marks the 198th Shubh Salgreh of the Pak Narielvala Agiary at Dadar – an oasis of peace, prayer and powerful positive vibrations near the bustling Dadar station....
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