Ramiyar Karanjia Updates

Posted on 3 May, 2013 by yazdi

Hello friends,

Time for updates news.

This month we have the timeless Pahlavi text of – Adarbad Mahraspand. The teachings in it are as valid today as they were 1600 years back. Read it under the link IRANIAN LANGUAGES > PAHLAVI.

A couple of FAQs have been added.

In the section COURSES > GENERAL > RITUALS> Vendidad and Nirang-din rituals have been added.

Zarthostipedia under the link ZOROASTRIANISM is updated with several new entries

May our ancient wisdom be like a cool breeze in the sweltering heat of May till the first June raindrops bring back a cooler clime.

Prayers for health and happiness

www.ramiyarkaranjia.in

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Residential Refresher Programme for Ostas, Ervads & Behdin Pasbaans

Posted on 2 May, 2013 by Support

WITH THE BLESSINGS OF LATE SETH MERWANJI MUNCHERJI CAMA – OUR BENEFACTOR

The EX-STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION of

THE M.F. CAMA ATHORNAN INSTITUTE

Takes great pleasure to announce

12^th RESIDENTIAL REFRESHER PROGRAMME

FOR OSTAS AND ERVADS

5^th RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP FOR “BEHDIN PASBAANS”

The Ex-Students’ Association of the M.F. Cama Athornan Institute is organizing 12^th Residential Refresher Programme for the Ostas and Ervads & 5^th Residential Workshop for “Behdin Pasbaans” from 7^th to 18^th May 2013 at Cama Baug –(Small otla), Charni Road Junction, Grant Road, Mumbai, for providing training and practice of bhanter and ceremonies, for explaining the meanings and significance of different prayers and ceremonies, as well as for imparting information by way of questions-answers, lectures by Guest Speakers, Films and Audio –Visual shows etc. on interesting topics and matters raised by young and aged on various customs and practices.

We welcome registration from both – Athornan and Behdin participants of Mumbai as well as all over India and abroad in large numbers.

The programme is totally FREE OF COST & open to persons of all ages, and includes boarding, lodging, supply of books, study materials, etc.

For Admission and further information , contact:-

¨ Er. Dr. Cyrus Solaina – 9820555266 .

¨ Er. Keki Ravji – 9820471252, 23871783 –Cama Baug Agiary, Grant Road.

¨ Mr. Godrej Fanibanda – 9820330753.

For Inquires Contact ‘.: 22000831 , 65069313

LAST DATE OF RECEIVING ENTRIES: 3^rd May, 2013.

Please click here for the Application Form & List of Clothes.12RRP-MFCAI-Announc-ADV for 14March13

Courtesy : Marzban Giara

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Zoroastrian Death Ceremonies

Posted on 22 April, 2013 by yazdi

North American Zoroastrian Religious Tele – Class - Sunday April 21st 2013 11 AM EDST

Zoroastrian Death Ceremonies in Indian Sub-Continent and North America!

Ervad Soli P. Dastur

A Zoroastrian Religion Class was held by Telephone on April 21st 2013 by Jo Ann Dastur & Ervad Soli P. Dastur from their home, Hira Villa, in Sarasota, Florida.

There were about 34 callers with multiple people listening together in some homes by calling a Tele-meeting phone number. The people were from both Canada and USA, from NY to Chicago and Los Angeles, Montreal to Miami. The class material was a PowerPoint Presentation sent ahead of time to all participants in PDF format.

After I sent out all the materials for this Tele Class, my very good friend and Past Chief Editor of FEZANA Journal, Roshan Rivetna, was very appreciative of the Tele Class materials and informed me that when she was the Chief Editor, they published the FEZANA 2005 Winter issue on the specific subject: Death and Beyond – Doctrine and Practice - on pages 31 thru 118 with a wonderful series of articles on all subjects of Zoroastrian Death Ceremonies. Click Here to view this issue online. Thank you Roshan and your wonderful associates for a wonderful issue on Zoroastrian Death Ceremonies.

Topic:

In this class, many of you have requested detailed information about the Zoroastrian Death ceremonies, especially as it relates to us in NA.

To follow up on this request, we have created this Tele Class giving details about:

1. Zoroastrian (Z) Death Ceremonies – Scripture References

2. Z Death Ceremonies performed in Indian Sub-Continent

3. Z Death Ceremonies performed in North America (NA)

We have collected pertinent information from many resources and are grateful to their authors.

We have also given a detailed list for NA of “What to do” in case of a death in the family.

(more…)

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Watch Out – The North!

Posted on 1 April, 2013 by Support

Why is the North so looked down upon in Zoroastrian literature ?

Click here for the answers.

Courtesy : K F Keravala

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Sun enters the first degree of Aries (Mesh Rashi) today, 20th March 2013 at 4.33 pm, IST

Posted on 20 March, 2013 by Support

Dear humdins, the Sun enters the first degree of Aries (Mesh Rashi) today, 20th March 2013 at 4.33 pm, IST. This indicates that the forces of Duality – good and evil which is a continous ongoing battle come to a truce on this day only and the negative destructive malevolent forces of Asere Tariki become totally absent.

The good beneficial forces of Asere Roshni which bring the heavenly currents down from the Minoi realms are in full force for the next 24 hours and we have to our benefit a torrential rain of this Asere Roshni (Minoi Bakshish) for this day only. Please utilize this period to your maximum benfit by accumulating these beneficial currents, thus recharging our batteries to last us for the coming year. Do take a break from your normal routine and make arrangements to store this energy in your immediate surroundings. Your time starts now – 20th March 2013, 16.33 IST.

Courtesy : Behram Dhabhar

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Navroze Prayers

Posted on 20 March, 2013 by Support

Another Navroze will be ensuing on 21st March very soon.

But the prayers are to begin not necessarily on Navroze day, but after the Vernal Equinox (VE) kicks in.

VE is the time when the sun enters the constellation of Aries.

This year the VE is at 4:33 pm (16:43 hrs) IST, which is on a day before 21st March.

Zarathushtis have been given a certain set of prayers that they may recite in the 3 day-time gehs after Navroze has set in.

These prayers are a wonderful opportunity for us to charge our spiritual batteries and hopefully in this year of 2013, and let us hope there is positive change in the world and its people.

The prayers have to be prayed after Navroze has set in, meaning in the Haavan, Rapithwan and Uziren geh periods which follow the Vernal Equinox (VE).

The prayers contain of certain sets of Khorshed Nyaish, Meher Nyaish and Vispa Humata, along with your usual kusti and geh prayers.

Which geh to begin the prayers after the VE has ushered?

The rule is to pick up the first daylight geh after VE has ushered, taking into consideration that the prayer-set for that Geh must be complete in that geh.

The actual prayers are given below:

HAAVAN Geh :

Pray 3 times:
* Khorshed Nyaish – 3,
* Meher Nyaish – 1
* Vispa Humata – 1

RAPITHVAN Geh : (Since Avan Mahino will commence on March 16th ie. before Navroze, please recite Haavan Gah in Sraosh Baaj and also recite Haavan Gaah only and not Rapithwan Gaah).

Pray 2 times:
* Khorshed Nyaish – 3,
* Meher Nyaish – 1
* Vispa Humata – 1 (since Avan mahino has commenced and Rapithwan is replaced by Haavan)

UZIRAN geh:

Pray 1 time:
* Khorshed Nyaish – 3,
* Meher Nyaish – 1

SUMMARY

———————————————————————————–

KhorshedN MeherN VispaH Frequency

Haavan Geh 3 1 1 3

Rapithvan Geh 3 1 1 (*1) 2

Uziran Geh 3 1 - 1

———————————————————————————–

(*1) – Vispa Humata prayed in Rapithwan since Avan mahino has commenced.

Some additional information for the theoretical minded:

Spring begins at the Vernal Equinox (VE), also called Spring Equinox for the Northern Hemisphere.

Since these prayers involved Khorshed and Meher Nyaishes, they are to be done only in the daylight gehs, which are Haavan, Rapithvan and Uzirehen.

The prayers contain of certain sets of Khorshed Nyaish, Meher Nyaish and Vispa Humata, along with your usual kusti and geh prayers.

Which geh to begin the prayers after the VE has ushered?

The rule is to pick up the first daylight geh after VE has ushered, taking into consideration that the prayer-set for that Geh must be complete in that geh. Some examples will illustrate:

Example-1: If VE is 5:15 pm local time on 20th March in Mumbai, and the sunset is 6:00 pm, then though it is Uzirehen geh, it will be very difficult to squeeze in kusti prayers plus the set of Khorshed-Meher Nyaishes in the 45 mins before sunset, hence do not pray anything on 20th. Instead wait till the Haavan of 21st and then pray the sets.

Example-2: If VE is 5:15 pm local time on 20th March in Mumbai, and the sunset is 6:40 pm, then the time available in Uzirehen geh is 85 mins, and many people will be able to complete the Uzirehen set. Hence the sequence will be Uzirehen on 20th, followed by Haavan and Rapithvan on 21st..

An additional adjustment is to be done for Avan month, but that will be shown below.

For other cities and countries not listed above, go to

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=44

and then use the “Change Location” option.

Another helpful website it http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

and then to be more accurate, please make adjustments for the actual longitude of the city you are residing in, as shown in the Mumbai example above.

Use an almanac to find your city’s local time as opposed to your country’s national time.

Other links:

http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/march-equinox.html

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html

http://24timezones.com/
Important sites are:
http://www.tpub.com/content/administration/14220/css/14220_153.htm
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html

Standard Times and Local Times: Please note that it is best to use the actual local time of the city for prayer calculations. The local time depends on the longitude and latitude of the city.

The local time of Mumbai is 40 mins before IST, hence it it is 3:40 pm IST, the local time of Mumbai is 3:00 pm.

Some examples (taken without considering local timings) will illustrate. Note that you may want to adjust the above calculations by taking the local time factor and its difference vis-a-vis the standard time of the time zone in which you reside.

If you are in Mumbai [VE for 2013 is at 4:33 pm IST on Wed, 20th March]

[Sunset is 6:50 pm, hence prayers start on 20th]:

Pray Uzirehen geh prayers on 20th March

then on the next day:

Pray Haavan geh prayers on 21st March,

Pray Rapithvan geh prayers on 21st March

If you are in USA – New York: [VE for 2013 is at 7:03 am on Wed, 20th March]

Pray Haavan geh prayers on 20th March

Pray Rapithvan geh prayers on 20th March

Pray Uzirehen geh prayers on 20th March

If you are in USA – Dallas: [VE for 2013 is at 6:03 am on Wed, 20th March]

Pray Haavan geh prayers on 20th March

Pray Rapithvan geh prayers on 20th March ,

Pray Uzirehen geh prayers on 20th March

If you are in London, UK [VE for 2013 is at 11:03 am on Wed, 20th March]

Pray Rapithvan geh prayers on 20th March

Pray Uzirehen geh prayers on 20th March

then on the next day:

Pray Haavan geh prayers on 21st March

If you are in Sydney: [VE for 2013 is at 10:03 pm EDT pm on Tues, 20thMarch]

[hence prayers start on 21st]:

On the next day:

Pray Haavan geh prayers on 21st March,

Pray Rapithvan geh prayers on 21st March

Pray Uzirehen geh prayers on 20th March

If you are in Auckland, New Zealand: [VE for 2013 is at 0:03 NZDT am on Wed, 21st March]

[prayers starts on 21st]:

Pray Haavan geh prayers on 21st March

Pray Rapithvan geh prayers on 21st March,

Pray Uzirehen geh prayers on 21st March

Undoubtedly, the above email describes many complex calculations and rules, and there could be errors you spot. If so, please share them with us.

Thank you.
Best wishes once again for the New Year.

- Tehemton B. Adenwalla

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List of Khshnoom Books and Cds

Posted on 18 March, 2013 by Support

Dear members,

A list of Khshnoom books and CD’s made available at Mehella Patel Agyari is attached herewith, this has been prepared courtsey Aspi Tavadia.

Books_Listing of Khshnoom Books & CDs

The English translation of the Avan Yasht will be released tomorrow 16th March 2013 at Mehella Patel Agyari.

Regards

Behram P. Dhabhar

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Zoroastrian Catechism

Posted on 13 March, 2013 by Support

A Fore-word.

We have many books of Zoroastrian Catechism in Gujarati, but this is, if I do not mistake, the first attempt of its kind in English. ‘

It is a rendering, not an exact translation, of my book on Zoroastrian Catechism in Gujarati published in 1907 under the auspices of “The Society for the promotion of Zoroastrian Religious Education and Knowledge.”

There are several Zoroastrian children, “who grow up without a good knowledge of Gujarati, and there are many, whose parents would wish them to read the principles of their Faith in English. I hope this brochure will be of use to them.

I note below, with pleasure, what some of the Head-Masters of our leading Parsee schools have said of this Catechism in its Gujarati garb.

JIVANJI JAMSHEDJI MODI.

Maba, Roz 4, Mah 3, 1280 Yazdazardi,

16th November 1910

Click here to read the Book… Zoroastrian Catechism

Courtesy : Rustom

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