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Did You Know ?

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Theparsiinstitutions.com is the largest, free, worldwide listing of Parsi Institutions. It has more than 700 entries now.

What you can find on this website!

  1. Agiaries, 
  2. Aramgah, 
  3. Atash Behrams, 
  4. Anjumans, Associations, 
  5. Clubs / Gymkhanas, 
  6. Colleges, Infirmaries, 
  7. Cultural Societies, 
  8. Daremeher, 
  9. Dharamshalas / Sanatoria, 
  10. Dokhma, Foundations, 
  11. Funds, 
  12. Hospitals / Dispensaries, 
  13. Hostels, Libraries, 
  14. Museums, 
  15. Orphanges, 
  16. Press, 
  17. Public Halls / Baugs, 
  18. Religious Societies, 
  19. Schools, 
  20. Sport / Recreation

Please add institution(s) that you know of, to the directory. Glance at the listings of other institutions throughout the world.

Our idea behind TheParsiInstitutions.com is simple “keep a worldwide listing of Institutions”.

Paidast on Internet

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF PAIDUST DETAILS ON INTERNET

The Board of Trustees of Bombay Parsi Punchayet hereby announces that effective from July 4, 2009 (Shehansahi Roj Behram, Mah Bahman) all deaths of Parsi / Irani Zoroastrians consigned at Doongerwadi are available on the Internet on the Net address given below –

bpppaidast.in

This will include information of the name of the deceased and the place, date and time of demise, as also the address of the deceased and the names of close relatives of the deceased. This will also· include information about Paidast ceremony and Uthamna ceremony and its place, date and time.

On a daily basis this announcement would be updated twice in a day so that all deaths will be available on the Net to Parsi / Irani Zoroastrians spread all over the world for the bodies consigned or to be consigned at Tower of Silence, Mumbai.

This facility is for the prompt information to all concerned. All community members can avail this facility by logging on to the above Net address.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees

(D.R. Mehta)

Chairman