What is a “Barsam” exactly? To see the image of a historic Barsam, let us go to “Tag e Bostan”, a historic site near the city of KermanShah, Iran. Here, a spring of water comes out of the mountain and fills a huge pool that provides drinking water for the whole city. I believe this complex to be a Mithraeum,
Read more“Baj and Barsam” The lost custom of eating a ceremonial meal in Zoroastrian Tradition. At the end of the ShahNameh of Ferdowsi, we have an episode in which the last Sassanian king, Yazdgerd, hides in a mill (Asiab) and events that leads assassins to discover and kill him. The episode of how they discover that this man must be
Read moreA Ses is a tray of traditional Zoroastrian items having symbolic importance, and used during various ceremonies and occasions. Most are made of silver or stainless steel, and is usually cleaned during Nowruz and the Parsi New Year. A pure silver Ses can tarnish easily, so here is my very easy and quick way to clean your items. This is
Read moreKasti Ritual Ervad Dr. Ramiyar Parvez Karanjia with Parsi Religion. July 19, 2016 at 11:59pm · Kasti Ritual (Ervad Dr. Ramiyar Parvez Karanjia) (Handout for M. J. Wadia Agyari, Lalbaug Structured Course V, 06-05-12, Er. Dr. Ramiyar P. Karanjia) The Kasti ritual is the shortest of the three purificatory rituals. It is also the basic Zoroastrian ritual
Read moreA film on the Zoroastrian Yasna and Afrinagan Ceremonies in 1982. By J. Boyd and R. Williams.
Read moreZoroastrian Earth Day Roj Spendarmad Mah Spendarmad, 1380 Yz. (17-July-2016) Today is Roj Spendarmad, Mah Spendarmad, a spiritually vital and important day of the Zoroastrian calendar. Long before the shrill cries of the eco-brigade began to be heard, the practices and precepts of our ancient faith were already attuned to green living, carbonless footprint and eco-sensitiveness. Spendarmad
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Read moreA saying from Dr. Saheb Faramroze Sohrabji Chiniwala regarding the importance of Adab is that, “Adab rakhvi e mazdayasnionu mool lakhshan che.” ” Adab tute to kushti tute.” Late Savakshah Todivala (Surat) was a student of Dr. F S Chinivala. Whenever Savakshah used to see Dr. Saheb Faramroze go past his house in Surat, he would rush out of
Read moreNAVSARI- a small place in Gujarat State…..is known for an event which is called “Ghee Khichri”..Boys go from.one house to another, asking for uncooked rice, dal, oil, ghee and also other uncooked products….the ladies pour generous portions in their colkection bags, they also splash water on them, which the boys collecting these ingredients have to dodge carefully……Later this uncooked food
Read moreNAVSARI- a small place in Gujarat State…..is known for an event which is called Ghee Khichri….Boys go from.one house to another asking for uncooked rice, Dal, oil, ghee and also other uncooked products….the ladies pour onto them generous chink of it in their bags, they also splash on them water from which the boys collecting these ingredients have to dodge
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