RELIGIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF MIXED MARRIAGES
Here is an interesting article authored by Dastur Firoze Kotwal that I found in my archives. This read may probably not make any difference to those who have already given up on the tenets of our...
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Navjote Booklet
Please Find the ‘Navjote Booklet’ for Normal Viewing By late Noshir Daboo Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab
View ArticlePachmasyu
Panchmasiyoo is done in the fifth month, any day is good. Basically, both sides parents do sagan (like we do on birthdays) to both the parents to be. It is generally done at one place, where the...
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Importance of a Dog in Zoroastrian religion
In Zoroastrianism, the dog is regarded as an especially beneficent, clean and righteous creature, which must be fed and taken care of. The dog is praised for the useful work it performs in the...
View ArticleAutumnal Equinox- Mehregan Khojasteh Baad
Wishing you and your family a Happy Mehregan. 23 Sept. ALL ZARATHUSHTI FESTIVALS are a landmark in Nature and should be celebrated on the exact day it occurs in Nature irrespective of which calendar...
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Jashn-e-Sadeh – Zarathushti Mid-Winter Festival
Dear Friends, Every year on January 30, Zarathushtis in Iran celebrate the religious festival of Jashn-e Sadeh. In this article, we examine the origins and the real significance of this ancient Iranian...
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The Significance Of Religious Headgears: The Zoroastrian Mathabana
The Karnataka High Court has recently ordered that girl students should not wear hijab, saffron shawls or use religious flags while attending classes in Karnataka colleges which have a prescribed...
View ArticleMehregan: The Origin and History
This short video presents the origin and history of the Mehregan Feast (in Persian: Jashn-e-Mehregan) which is a Zoroastrian and Iranian festival celebrated in honour of Mithra or Mehr.
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Meherangan Celebrated by the Zoroastrian Association of California.
Meherangan Celebrated by the Zoroastrian Association of California. A Jashan was performed on Sunday, February 27th, Meher roj at the ZAC Atashkadeh by Zerkxis and Zarrir Bhandara, which was well...
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The Consecration of the Warasyāji
I am forwarding the article by Dasturji Dr. Firoze Kotwal on The Consecration of the Sacred White Bull. Regards, Marzban Giara...
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Funeral Rights: The Inter-Married Parsi Zoroastrian
27th September, 2020, marked the unfortunate passing of the very popular and much-loved Bahadur Hansotia, a resident of Cusrow Baug (South Bombay) for seventy years. A true Parsi, he was known to help...
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Ancient festival of Tirgan held in central Iran
Every year in this region, the Tirgan festival, one of the most important festivals of the ancient Iranians, is held on the first day of summer as a symbol of miracles, blessings of agriculture, and...
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Celebrating Birthdays… And Life
Birthdays are special. In our childhood or senior years, most, if not everyone, looks forward to celebrating this day. Each birthday reminds us we’re getting older. However, it also commemorates...
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Creatures Big & Small in Zoroastrian Heritage
FEZANA JOURNAL – SUMMER – JUNE 22 ISSUE In this issue, Farishta Dinshaw, our guest editor has done a marvellous job of putting the cover story together on Creatures Big and Small in Zarathushti...
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Significance of the sacred bull
The warasyaji commands a unique position in the ritual matrix of the faith Dastur (Dr) Firoze M. Kotwal This extract is from the article “Consecration and Importance of the Sacred Bull warasyaji — A...
View ArticleThe Multimedia Yasna (MUYA) | SOAS University of London
The core ritual of the Zoroastrian tradition is the Yasna. Its oldest verses date from the third millennium BCE and are conducted in languages that have been extinct for around two thousand years. To...
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Adar Nu Parab – Atash Nu Varas
An interesting writeup by Malcolm Bhesania and Silloo Mehta Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab The post Adar Nu Parab – Atash Nu Varas appeared first on Zoroastrians.net.
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A Brief Sketch of The Zoroastrian Religion And Customs
“A Brief Sketch of The Zoroastrian Religion And Customs”, by Ervad Bharucha, Taraporevala & Sons, Bombay, 1928. Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab The post A Brief Sketch...
View ArticlePARSI RITUALS FOR THE NEW HOUSE
Actually, there are no special rituals, most have been Adapted to Parsi style, taken from the Hindu Ritual for Grah Pravesh (1) – MAATLI MUHARAT – (Generally Done before any Furniture is placed)...
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Should Parsis Celebrate Christmas?
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