Category Archives: Rituals and practices

Muktad Prayers_California_Aug.12

SHARED BY: MEHER AMALSAD, WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, USA WITH GRATITUDE TO: SENSEI MOBED ZARRIR BHANDARA AND HIS SON ZERKXIS BHANDARA   THE HOLY DAYS OF MUKTAD Festival of all souls- muktad: astad roz, spendarmad mah (wednessday august 8th to friday august 17th), to the fifth gatha day. (the five gatha days are supplementary days and therefore no month is ascribed to

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Can Parsis donate organs or the body after death?

Some views on the subject by Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram & Pervin Mistry may be read by clicking here.  

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Atash as the Disperser of Justice

By Pervin J. Mistry The concept and worship of Fire as taught by Asho Zarathushtra is unique to our Religion. Fire is called Asha Vahishta, an Ameshaspand who is of One Accord with Ahura Mazda. Fire is also Adar Yazad. It is the only Divinity which is both an Ameshaspand as well as a Yazad. We are taught that the

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The Bareshnum

The Bareshnum By Ervad Marzban Hathiram The Bareshnum is the highest purificatory ceremony of the Zoroastrian religion. It is sometimes also referred to as the Bareshnum-i-noh-shab – ‘the Bareshnum of nine nights’ since that is the period of time it takes for the entire process to complete. The word Bareshnum is derived from the Avesta root ‘bareshnu’ meaning ‘top, head’,

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North American Zoroastrian Religious Tele – Class

North American Zoroastrian Religious Tele – Class  – Sunday April 29th 2012 11 AM EDST Ervad Soli P. Dastur             A Zoroastrian Religion Class was held by Telephone on April 29th 2012 by Jo Ann Dastur & Ervad Soli P. Dastur from their home, Hira Villa, in Sarasota, Florida. About 47+ people joined in by calling a Tele-meeting phone number. The

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Kushti Making Video Frohar Films

This is a video in 2 segments describing the intricate and very specialized art of weaving a Kushti, the sacred thread worn by Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians. The process involves gathering wool from sheep, cleaning it, drawing fine thread from it, winding it on a Chaatardi (spindle) by hand, combining two such fine threads into one, and making 72 threads for the

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Protecting Vultures, and an Ancient Religion

In a small green building in a forest clearing in the north Indian state of Haryana, Dr. Vibhu Prakash scans through CCTV images searching for evidence that could eventually help secure the future of an ancient burial rite. He’s looking for signs that the vultures in the closely monitored aviary next door are preparing to breed. For almost three thousand

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A Refresher course for Ostas, Ervads and Behdin Pasbans

All those concerned about shortage of priests must volunteer and join this course. Every anjuman can send at least one person for training. This advertisement appeared in Jame Jamshed of Sunday 22nd April 2012.                   Courtesy : Marzban Giara

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Ramiyar Karanjia

Hello and welcome to my website where aspects of the Zoroastrian religion, its teachings, practices, texts and spirituality will be presented, as I understand it. The attempt will be to explain spirituality as the real essence of religion. This is a comprehensive site where information about Zoroastrian religion, Iranian history, Avestan spirituality and Iranian Avesta languages will be available or

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Zoroastrian Religious Tele – Class

North American Zoroastrian Religious Tele – Class  – Sunday January 22 11 AM (SST)      Ervad Soli P. Dastur A Zoroastrian Religion Class was held by Telephone on January 22nd by Ervad Soli P. Dastur from his home, Hira Villa, in Sarasota, Florida. About 40+ people joined in by calling a Tele-meeting phone number. The people were from both Canada and USA, from NY

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