Category Archives: Rituals and practices

On Flattened Priesthoods, Forgotten Rituals, and the Sacredness of Survival – Why We Don’t Make Mobeds or Consecrate Fires Like We Used To—And What That Says About Us

On Flattened Priesthoods, Forgotten Rituals, and the Sacredness of Survival Let’s stop pretending we’re still making Mobeds. Or Dastoors. Or Atash Behrams. Not in the way our ancestors did. Not in the way the architecture demands. To understand what we’ve lost, we have to first understand what it took. To be a Mobed wasn’t just to memorize a few prayers

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WHY WE ADD ONE RUPEE COIN IN THE GIFT COVER – PEHRAMNI

On an auspicious occasion, we prefer giving a gift in the envelope that is never like Rs. 100 or 500 or 1000; but it is always Rs. 101, 501 or 1001 so on…. Have you ever thought why we add that extra one rupee? Well, there are four age-old reasons for doing that: (1) “Zero” signifies an end, while “One”

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Simple ways to maintain purity in our daily lives

Purity is a central theme in Zoroastrian doctrine and the Zoroastrian practitioner’s daily life. In the Gathas the following is clearly stated “Purity is the best thing for man from birth” (Ys. 48.5). Furthermore the holy Vendidad as given to Asho Zarathushtra by Ahura Mazda, forming one of the twenty-one nasks, has three chapters (5,6,7) explicitly dedicated to purity laws.

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TISS – Parzor Certificate Programme

    Programme Proposal for the Parzor-TISS Certificate in Parsi Zoroastrian Culture & Heritage Studies Background The Parsi-Zoroastrian community, its history, assimilation in India and multicultural heritage makes for a highly significant area of contemporary socio-politico-cultural study and discourse. The story of the community’s resilience and cultural survival is a case-study in tradition and continuity, adaptation and assimilation, multiculturalism and philanthropy;

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Navroz – A Global Celebration

Dear Friends, After months of working and networking across the world, Parzor is delighted to announce the Parzor Google Arts & Culture Online Exhibition – ‘ Navroz – A Global Celebration’, a series of 6 exhibits dedicated to the celebration of Navroz across the world. We thank you all for contributing and your wholehearted support for this cultural event. Enjoy

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How to setup a Zoroastrian Haftseen Table for Naorooz

Take a look at how to setup a Zoroastrian Haftseen Table with Mobedyar Mahshad Khosraviani Courtesy : FEZANA

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