PEARLS OF WISDOM Insights By Erv. Zarrir Bhandara 1: WHAT DO THE TWO GODHAS AT THE ENTRANCE OF OURAGIARY REPRESENT? WHAT ARE THEIR NAMES? BY ERV. ZARRIR BHANDARA (Erv. Zarrir Bhandara is the Head Priest of the Zarathushti Association of California Atash Kadeh and is a beacon of compassion with encyclopaedic knowledge on our Zarathushti religion and scriptures. Readers are
Read moreThe Religion Education Committee of FEZANA Fireside Chats Episode V Join us for another exciting episode of FEZANA REC Fireside Chat in collaboration with ZYNA where our youth take the mic and sit in conversation with some of our amazing community members. Saturday, August 8, 2026 9am PT, 11am CT, 12noon ET Building with Belief: Architecture, Faith, and the Zoroastrian
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Read moreBahrain Zoroastrian Association (BZA) organised an interesting talk by Dr. Er. Ramiyar Karanjia on the topic of “Journey of a Soul & Rebirth in Zoroastrian Faith” on 28th May 2026. This was preceded by a Jashan for our Humdins in Bahrain. Here is the YouTube link to the video (excluding the Q&A session).
Read moreSOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies and Department of Religions and Philosophies, SOAS, University of London in collaboration with the World Zoroastrian Organisation Present the Twenty-seventh Dastur Dr Sohrab Hormasji Kutar Memorial Lecture Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS Thursday, 30 April 2026, 6pm Dr Vesta Sarkosh Curtis British Museum, London Birds, wings and diadems: Zoroastrian Symbols in Parthian and
Read moreA Parsi Times reader recently asked whether the Vendidad is a philosophical poem like the Gatha or prose enshrining an ancient ‘Zoroastrian Penal Code?’ He also wanted to know if it was simply a textual commentary or a sacred religious ritual? Finally, he was curious about why it is performed after midnight and considered as spiritually meritorious to perform the Vendidad ceremony in the memory
Read moreHow does a tradition survive across millennia? How is knowledge preserved, practiced, and passed on—not just through texts, but through memory, ritual, and everyday life? The module “Orality, Customs and Ecology”, part of the TISS–PARZOR Online Certificate Programme on Culture & Heritage Studies, invites you to explore these questions in depth. Convened by the deeply committed Dr. Kerman Daruwalla, the
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