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Wear it Parsi style: Lady Gara

Parsi girls become women the day they wear a sari. The sari perawanu or sari-wearing ceremony is a rite of passage. At the centre of the celebration are five married women who help the girl wear a gara or sari for the first time. They tie a small knot of rice, a symbol of fertility, into the corner of the pallu before

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My painting of: Zarathushtra at the court of Shah Vistasp

….Zarathushtra at the court of Shah Vistasp, with the divine fire- Adar Burzin Meher in his hand..to convince the divine nature of his message to the Shah. Enjoy and save- if you like, or circulate if you like, for this picture is painted for the purpose of inspiring my Brethren. Yazdaan Panaah Baad, Rustom M.K.Daboo of Baroda

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Zoroastrian Religious Tele – Class – Sunday June 2nd 2013

North American Zoroastrian Religious Tele – Class  – Sunday June 2nd 2013 11 AM EDST Zoroastrian Subjects Ervad Soli P. Dastur             A Zoroastrian Religion Class was held by Telephone on June 2nd 2013 by Jo Ann Dastur & Ervad Soli P. Dastur from their home, Hira Villa, in Sarasota, Florida. There were about 38 callers with multiple people listening together in some

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Beautiful video …. Being Zoroastrian …… In Search of My Faith

My name is Kainaz Amaria. I was born in Bombay, India and grew up in the SF Bay Area. My family is Zoroastrian and a few years ago decided to move to Bombay to gain a deeper understanding of the Parsi community. I needed to take this journey for myself but along the way I realized it has themes that

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Iranian artifacts on display at Tehran exhibit

Photos: Iranian artifacts recovered in foreign auctions on display at Tehran exhibit Report by Tehran Times; photos by Amin Allahyari, Mehr News Agency A collection of ancient Iranian artifacts, which had been recovered in foreign auctions, was showcased on Thursday in an exhibition at the National Museum of Iran. The collection comprises 50 Achaemenid tablets, bronze artifacts from the Lorestan regions, and

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Myth & legends of Shahnameh

Here is a new  version on the myth & legends of  Shahnameh, rewritten and retold with  original illustrations redrawn to “ bring that ancient culture into our new homes” …..make  it more appealing to the young people  from the old  country. The URL below is of the interview of the producers talking of why & what  they did with the original

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