Navar ceremony of Jahan J. Fatakia
Jam-e-Jamshed The Navar ceremony of Jahan J. Fatakia, aged 9 years and studying in the Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, son of Er. Jawid B. Fatakia and Yasmin, was performed at the Bai Motlibai...
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Righteousness and Truth is the best good. Lie “Druj” is the Worst Evil.. Druj leads the house and village and city and the country to destruction, Our Zoroastrian Ancestors Always Praised and revered...
View ArticleToronto Jashan – Sun. 21-Jun-2015
Toronto Jashan in the Baug. Zoroastrians to Celebrate Summer Solstice Plans are in the works for world-class Zororastrian Place of worship for Oakville Oakville Beaver By Bob Mitchell It’s one of the...
View ArticleTirgan Khohjasteh Baad
Tirgan Khohjasteh Baad Fariborz Rahnamoon WISHING YOU A HAPPY TIRGAN Today (22-06-2015) is Tirgan the LONGEST DAY THE ANCIENT MAZDIYASNI CALENDAR updated by Zarathushtra was the...
View ArticleThe Significance of the Faravahar / Farohar Figure
The Significance of the Faravahar / Farohar Figure 1) The Faravahar’s face resembles the face of human being and therefore, indicates its connection to mankind. 2) There are two wings in two sides of...
View ArticleSagan ni Machhi
At the ruins of the Palace of Cyrus the Great, depiction of a man with bull’s legs and man with one leg as a tail of a fish. Sometime ago, at a Birthday lunch reception at the home of a Parsi friend,...
View ArticleAtash Behram Buoy Ceremony by Behram Dhabhar
Introduction:- All of us have at several times in our life witnessed the Buoy ceremony of an Atash Behram and most of us have also offered the Machhi to the holy Padshah saheb on several occasions....
View ArticlePromoting and Perpetuating Udvada as a Cultural And Heritage Centre
Article by Ervad K.N. Dastur was written in past. “PROMOTING AND PERPETUATING UDVADA AS A CULTURAL AND HERITAGE CENTRE.” WOULD YOU PLEASE PAUSE AND RECONSIDER? In Jam-e-Jamshed of 22-12-2002...
View ArticleSadeh In Yazd & Navsari, India – 2016
Here is a video of the celebration in Yazd -Iran majority of the crowd is non-Zarathushti who came in bus loads from as far as Tabriz in the North. Courtesy : Fariborz Rahnamoon Here is the link to the...
View ArticleWhere there is a Will, there is a Way
Where there is a Will, there is a Way The Great Dasturji Nadirshah Pestonji Unvalla – hats off ..I salute him ! A memorable episode in Nadirshah’s life as Panthaki of the Bangalore Anjuman involved...
View ArticleInauguration: Arbab Rustam Guiv Dar-E-Mehr New York
The Arbab Rustam Guiv Dar-E-Mehr in New York is inaugurated. The Inauguration Ceremony shall be telecast live on youtube. The broadcast will start on Saturday March 26th, 2016 at 10:30 AM New York Time...
View ArticleJashan
JASHAN (The Parsi Version)The word Jashan means an important occasion or an important event and the communal ceremony performed to commemorate or celebrate this occasion is also called Jashan. During...
View ArticleA warm Welcome to ADAR YAZAD
A warm Welcome to ADAR YAZAD The ninth day of the month and the ninth month of the year in the Parsi calendar is dedicated to Adar Yazad. For all those who are numerically inclined, Adar is the only...
View ArticleVegetarianism in Mazdayasni Zarathushti Religion
Vegetarianism in Mazdayasni Zarathushti Religion: Does the religion enjoin eating flesh foods? Written especially for the Month of Bahman Pervin J. Mistry “The concept of vegetarianism since long has...
View ArticleGhee Khichri in Navsari
NAVSARI- a small place in Gujarat State…..is known for an event which is called Ghee Khichri….Boys go from.one house to another asking for uncooked rice, Dal, oil, ghee and also other uncooked...
View Article“Ghee Khichri”..Event
NAVSARI- a small place in Gujarat State…..is known for an event which is called “Ghee Khichri”..Boys go from.one house to another, asking for uncooked rice, dal, oil, ghee and also other uncooked...
View ArticleAdab Tute To Kusti Tute
A saying from Dr. Saheb Faramroze Sohrabji Chiniwala regarding the importance of Adab is that, “Adab rakhvi e mazdayasnionu mool lakhshan che.” ” Adab tute to kushti tute.” Late Savakshah Todivala...
View ArticleThe Parsi Voice
Dear Readers, The Parsee Voice edited by Adi Doctor, held sway over the community for well over a decade, holding true to its principles of Truth, Justice and Right! After dear Adi passed away in...
View ArticleZoroastrian Earth Day
Zoroastrian Earth Day Roj Spendarmad Mah Spendarmad, 1380 Yz. (17-July-2016) Today is Roj Spendarmad, Mah Spendarmad, a spiritually vital and important day of the Zoroastrian calendar. Long before...
View ArticleTwo Zoroastrian Rituals
A film on the Zoroastrian Yasna and Afrinagan Ceremonies in 1982. By J. Boyd and R. Williams.
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