Over the last 1,300 years due to religious persecution the number of the Zoroastrian fire temples has steadily declined in Greater Iran. They were destroyed or converted into mosques. In the XIX-XX centuries the persecution of Zoroastrians was ceased, but the number of fire temples with permanently burning fire remained the same. But today, with the joint efforts of Zoroastrians
Read moreA new Atash Kadeh is born in the world ! Los Angeles welcomes its second Dar-E-Mehr as the Zoroastrian Association of California inaugurated a brand new ground-up Atash Kadeh at their center in Orange, California. The opening ceremony for the Atash Kadeh began on Sunday, November 13 at 9:00 am. The first Boi was offered followed by a Machi and
Read moreRestore the originality & grandeur of the past! In order to restore the Agiary premises to its former regal glory, a major restoration program has been recently undertaken by the current Trustees. The first phase of restoration is nearly complete with the exterior facade being restored to its original grandeur. The Trustees are now keen to commence the second phase
Read moreA 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 Yazad who enjoys the same position – ninth – in the list of the roj and the mah. The
Read moreThe BAI PIROJBAI DADABHOY MANECKJI VATCHA AGIARY in Fort, celebrates the 136th Anniversary on Saturday, April 16, 2016 – Shenshai Roz Ardibehest, Mah Adar, 1385 Y.Z. On that day there will be a Machi ceremony in the Havan Gah at 6.30 am and a Jashan ceremony at 9.30 am. All Parsi Zarathustis are requested to attend the same and receive the
Read moreLast week, during the week of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, the Zoroastrian community of Greater New York had a inaugural event where over 600 people attended the opening of the new Dar-e-Mehr, a Zoroastrian religious and cultural center in Pomona, NY. The stunning building, inspired by ancient Persian and Zoroastrian architecture of the fire temples of India and Iran, was
Read moreThe 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 8:00 PM Mumbai Time 7:00 PM Tehran Time The direct youtube link Courtesy : Hushang Vakil
Read moreMAKE no mistake! No single group of people contributed more to the development and refinement of pre-1947Karachi than the Parsi community. Be it Jamshed Nusserwanji or Kawasji Hormasji Katrak, be it Jehangir Kothari or Edulji Dinshaw, their unstinted generosity, their passion for making the city architecturally meaningful and their zeal for building worthwhile institutions and infrastructures resulted in turning Karachi
Read moreBuilding will be inaugurated on March 26th. Zoroastrians, or Zarathushtis as they are traditionally called, from the New York Tristate area, will come together to inaugurate a new religious and cultural center in Pomona, New York, on March 26. The new Arbab Rustam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr building is inspired by ancient Persian and Zoroastrian architecture of the fire temples of India.
Read moreWhen the Parsi agiyari in Sayajigunj recently celebrated its 90 years of existence, the entire building was cleaned and lit up by the community members. While many admired the spic and span agiyari, few knew that the fire temple management is finding it increasingly difficult to maintain and clean the huge building. The trustees have even begun looking for young
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