TEHRAN – Iran’s Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism is set to hold an event, celebrating the UNESCO designation of the Sadeh festival as a shared heritage between the Islamic Republic and Tajikistan. This recognition was officially granted in December of last year, strengthening cultural ties between the two nations. The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday
Read moreHere is an article authored by Noshir H. Dadrawala. What a wonderful logical and concise write-up on the subject matter which indeed is at the center of our religious rituals – well done! All along, I've been thinking of the same reality that all other religions have the same restrictions for women, regardless of the female population at large adhering
Read moreThere are 9 Kutumb (Families) who only can tend to Iranshah, supposedly from Mobed Nairyosang Dhaval. Mobeds (1) NAGAN RAAM, (2) KHURSHID KAAMDIN & (3) JAANIYAAN (CHAAINvAA) SAAHER(SAHIYAR). Each of them had 3 sons. Hence the 9 families at Udvada now serving at the Iranshah Fire Temple are the direct descendants of these 3 Mobeds. Their surnames – (1) Andhiarujina
Read more1. KASTI- Cut the kasti into small pieces and burn it in any unused vessel. 2. SADRA- cut out the Gireban & Girdo (front & back) properly. Burn them in any unused vessel. The rest of the sadra can be used for cleaning & dusting etc. After washing them normally. 3. PRAYER BOOKS, PHOTOS etc.- if in good shape, donate
Read moreActually, there are no special rituals, most have been Adapted to Parsi style, taken from the Hindu Ritual for Grah Pravesh (1) – MAATLI MUHARAT – (Generally Done before any Furniture is placed) THINGS NEEDED: (a) 1 small Matki, A bowl of sand, A new piece of Red/White cloth to bind the Matki. 4-5 Asopalav Leaves. (b) 2-3 pieces each
Read more“A Brief Sketch of The Zoroastrian Religion And Customs”, by Ervad Bharucha, Taraporevala & Sons, Bombay, 1928.
Read moreAn interesting writeup by Malcolm Bhesania and Silloo Mehta
Read moreThe core ritual of the Zoroastrian tradition is the Yasna. Its oldest verses date from the third millennium BCE and are conducted in languages that have been extinct for around two thousand years. To understand the meaning of the Yasna, we must not only delve through ancient manuscripts, but observe the sacred traditions that have survived by being passed down
Read moreThe warasyaji commands a unique position in the ritual matrix of the faith Dastur (Dr) Firoze M. Kotwal This extract is from the article “Consecration and Importance of the Sacred Bull warasyaji — A Religious Injunction,” published in a festschrift titled The Reward of the Righteous, Wiesbaden, 2022, to honor Almut Hintze, Professor of Zoroastrianism at the School of Oriental
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