Calcutta’s first Parsi fire temple on Ezra Street is hemmed in by later constructions, some of which are allegedly encroachments on the heritage premises (top); (above) the entrance to the decrepit fire temple that is owned by a family-run trust and listed as a Grade 1 heritage structure in the civic records. Pictures by Sanjoy Chattopadhyaya Calcutta: The death of the
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Read moreMost of these Agiaries are managed by private trusts and are not a part of Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP). (HT file ) To ensure all Zoroastrian Agiaries and Atash Behrams — two types of fire temples, the second being of the highest order —in Mumbai have enough funds and are well-maintained, a team has been formed under Athornan Mandal to
Read moreIran’s central city of Yazd is home to one of the fire temples most sacred to Zoroastrians worldwide with a flame that has been burning for nearly 1,550 years. The Yazd temple is one of the world’s nine Zoroastrian fire temples which hold the sacred Atash Behram, meaning Fire of Victory. Atash Behram is the highest grade of fire in Zoroastrian fire temples
Read moreOrthodox community members, reformists divided over sanctity of fire in Pune temple Mumbai: For the reformists who built the newly opened Asha Vahishta Zoroastrian Centre in Pune’s Kondhwa area, the fire it houses is a holy one, kindled after carrying out rituals like a jashn ceremony and recital of the Atash Niyeash prayer. But the orthodox in the community are
Read moreOn the joyous occasion of the salgireh of Paak Banaji Atash Behram Saheb, am pleased to share the below article. The sanctified land, divine edifice and sacred Kash of Paak Atash Behram Padshah Saheb Disclaimers: 1. The article is a feeble attempt to encapsulate the essence of the key messages as explained in the Purso Pasokh series by the late
Read moreHomyar Nasirabadwala, one of the few full-time Parsi priests working outside India, talks about his community, traditions and making sure the dhansak is right Homyar Nasirabadwala has been in Hong Kong since 2009. Photo: Bhavya Dore In a small, air-conditioned room in Hong Kong’s busy Causeway Bay area, behind a framed, larger-than-life portrait of Parsi merchant Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy, there is
Read moreThe first Parsi Fire Temple in Kolkata. Now abandoned and in ruins, structurally weak too. Needs a renovation & a reuse plan. Will the Rustomji Cowasjee Banaji Fire Temple ever be restored?
Read moreDear Fellow Zarthostis, The structure of the New Bombay Agiary along with quarters for two Mobeds and 2 community Halls are ready and part occupancy has been obtained from the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. The two community Halls are planned similar to the Sethna ni Agiary Halls ( where the Main function takes place on the First Floor and the
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