The lone Parsi family here is all set to celebrate the Zoroastrian New Year, which falls on August 18, this year. Once home to over 300 Parsis, Kozhikode today is left with only one family, the Marshalls, comprising six members. In the noisy Sweet Meet Street (popularly known as SM Street) stands the only Parsi temple in Kerala, the Parsi
Read moreWe are in dire need for a Mobed for our beautiful Agiary at Jamshedpur. The Remuneration and Perquisites we offer are as follows:- Monthly Salary Rs.18000/- (Rupees Eighteen Thousand) Only. A very nice Cottage (Furnished) with Electricity. Telephone (Land-line) / Internet. Medical. Education for Children. Leave Travel Allowance for the Immediate Family, Once a Year. We also try to help
Read moreZoroastrians’ Fire Temple and Catacomb The Yazd province is home to the largest population of Zoroastrians in Iran. Zoroaster was the ancient prophet of Persians, who had brought a religion, Zoroastrism, based on humanity and goodwill, which is still very alive. Catacomb means Cemetery of Geber in the Persian culture. Two catacombs are located on a high hill, about Safaieh district,
Read morePlease find attached Appeal for Bardoli Agyari.. May our Vibrant Atash Padshah Sahebji bless all our humdeens Click here : Appeal_Bardoli Agiyari Regards Behram
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Read moreAtashkadeh in North America – Paper published by North American Mobeds Council (May 2012) At the request of many FEZANA Associations, NAMC have been working on a paper: Atashkadeh in North America – which gives guidelines for constructing an Atashkadeh (Dar-e-Maher, Agiary, etc.) in North America. NAMC have spent a number of hours with the help of a number of NAMC Mobeds
Read moreThe Tbilisi Ateshgah (آتشګاه, aka Atashgah or Fire Temple) was under restoration when I visited it in 2007. That work is now complete and, mercifully, the restorers have been gentle. The old brickwork has been cleaned, and in a few places discreetly repaired, but has largely been left “as is”, without any gross tampering. A perspex roof has been added to
Read moreBaname Khuda! Dear Zarathushti humdins. Adar month of the year YZ 1381 has begun since the last 2 days. Today on Wed, 17th April is Ardibehest roz. Obviously Adar Yazad being a Hamkar of Ardibehest Ahmeshaspand, we have some Salgrehs of Agairies today. In this whole Adar mah, we have as many as 39 Salgrehs (if
Read moreI shall be thankful to receive your assistance/guidance in the foll. Matter. There is an agiary – now a dadgah – in village Ichhapore, dist. Bhatha, Post Surat in gujrat, known as Powwalla Agiary (does not know full name). There are still few parsee families residing in the village and looking after the agiary. The agiary premises is in a bad state and
Read moreThe first Kurdish Zoroastrian temple, Agri Temple or “Temple of Fire,” will open its doors for believers of the faith on the Kurdish New Year, Newroz. The center is located north of the Swedish capital, Stockholm. Inside the temple, there is the holy fire and paintings of Zoroaster and Ahura Mazda, the Zoroastrian god. Texts from the Avesta, the holy
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