Category Archives: Navjote

What is a Navjote?

Navjote means a new worshipper, nav meaning new and jote derived from avastan word ‘zaotar’ meaning one who offers prayers to the Divine. A Navjote (or Sudreh-Pushi) is the sacred Zoroastrian initiation ceremony where a child receives their first Sudreh (sacred undershirt) and Kusti (sacred thread), marking their formal commitment to the faith and connection with Prophet Zarathushtra as their

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RTI – elegance

Elegance redefined through our exclusive embroidered collection of accessories, clothing, and more.. RTI – 2.0 where the era of the old world blends with the GenZ. Food, Fashion, and Montessori. Stay tuned for more.

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Dastoorji N. D. Minochehr – Homji ‎– Homage Unto Ahura Mazda – Parsi Prayers

    It includes: A1 Kem Naa Mazda  00:00 A2 Hormazd Khodaae  02:08 A3 Jasa-May Avanghay, Mazda A4 Deen No Kalmo (Pazand)  06:45 A5 Sarosh Baaj  11:08 A6 Ahmaai-Raesh-Cha  11:35 A7 Hazangrem  11:46 A8 Jasa-May Avanghay  12:12 A9 Kerfay Mozhd  13:09A10 A10 Aiwisruthrem Geh  13:48 B1 Haavan Geh  22:55 B2 Aatarsh Nyaaish  29:00

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A NAVJOTE BOOK LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE!

The Navjote Book An activity book for young Zoroastrians. Interactive learning, games, stickers, templates for crafts and recipes! An excellent introduction to preparing young Zoroastrian children for the initiation into the faith and perfect for recently Navjoted children to enjoy. The Navjote Book is available in India here and in the US here.   Don’t take our word for it, read our reviews! “A must-have

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Zoroastrian Navjote ceremony, Bombay 1985

The Navjote (Zoroastrian investiture) ceremony of my sister and I, in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1985. This is a particularly rare piece of footage as children of mixed parentage (our dad is a Parsi, an Indian Zoroastrian, and mum is from a Christian, Church of England background) are still not widely accepted into this proudly guarded, ancient religion of the

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The Navjote Ceremony

According to religious gi traditions, Navjote is the ritual to invest a Parsi Zoroastrian child with the spiritual vestments of Sadra and Kasti so that it could then be a “nav” (“new”) “jot” (“per-former of prayers”) all his or her life. It is a ritual of the greatest religious and spiritual importance in a child’s life. It is not an

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Pants, Shirts, Dagli, Sadra, Lehenga, Jama to ‘Gol’ Topi

After spending over 100 years suiting up the Parsi Men, we can say we’ve mastered the art of stitching Daglis. D. D Tailors has become a one stop shop for Parsi Men. From Pants, Shirts, Dagli, Sadra, Lehenga, Jama to ‘Gol’ Topi, we’ve tailor made it all!. For more information, Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DDTailors.ParsiDagliSpecialist   Or call us on: +91 22695477 / +91

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How Zoroastrians wear their beliefs

Garments are designed to promote ‘good thoughts, good words and good deeds’ Members of many different religions wear clothing that is specific to their faith and their patterns of worship. Members of the Zoroastrian faith, one of the world’s oldest religions founded in ancient Persia in the sixth century B.C., wear two special pieces of clothing: a sudreh and a kusti. The sudreh

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