One of my Parsi friends standing next to me whispered, “You are going to be part of our history! It is the first time that the Parsi prayers are being performed out in the open for the Non-Parsis to be a part of them.” It was a revelatory moment for me to see the Parsi priests standing on an elevated
Read moreThe present fire temple of Anjuman Atash Adran was established in 1912 by Ervad Dhunjeebhoy Byramjee Mehta and operates to this day. Anjuman Atash Adran Temple is located on the Metcalfe Street (Popularly called the Bandook Gali) in the Boubazar area of Central Calcutta (Kolkata). The Parsi are fire worshipers and the holy flame eternally burns in the Parsi Fire
Read moreThe centenary celebrations of Calcutta’s only fire temple or agiari in operation at 91 Metcalfe Street, or Bandook Gali, began with a ceremony both warm and colourful early on Tuesday. The city’s Parsi population may have shrunk to 600-strong but they were present in full force at the Late Ervad Dhunjeebhoy Byramjee Mehta’s Zoroastrian Anjuman Atash Adaran established in 1912.
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Read moreAttaching a pic of the commemorative slab on the agiary otla. The first paragraph translated reads roughly as In the year 1855 Aslaji Bhikhaji in his private Orchard built a Dar-e-Meher for his family and private use. After his Demise his spouse Dosibai sold this place with the Dar-e-Meher to her Nephew Jehangirji Bejonji Vakil who built this present building
Read more20 POINTS TO BE OBSERVED WHILE VISITING A FIRE TEMPLE Necessary decorum and discipline: 1. One should bathe (preferably a head bath) before going to the Atashbehram or Agiary, and try his best, as far as possible, after a bath, not to come into contact with other things; this is more so whilst going to the Atashbehram. After traveling
Read moreFREE TRIP TO UDWADA PAK IRANSHAH ATASH BEHRAM PADSHAH SAHEB With the blessing of PAK DADAR AHURAMAZDAI we have once again started the Free Trip to Udwada-lranshah. As you already know since last 6 years we are taking trips to Udwada-lranshah from Mumbai, Pune, Navsari and Surat. In all 4,000 Zarthostis have availed of this facilities and have ! visited
Read moreTrustees of the BPZA have knocked on the doors of civic authorities, but have found no respite. Ever since Cunningham Road was made a one-way, the temple has faced the brunt of converging traffic. Office bearers of the BPZA have already approached the Karnataka Lokayukta, justice Santosh Hegde, as well as the chairman of the Karnataka State Minorities Commission. They
Read moreFellow Zarathushtis, Here is an opportunity for you to participate in the building of a new Darbe Mehr in New York area. This new Darbe Mehr will be located at the present address and will be continued to be called as Arbab Rustam Guiv Darbe Mehr. Design and floor plans for the New Darbe Mehr are included in the attachments.
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