On a high hill in the city I grew up in, there’s a tall tower we call the Dakhma, “Tower of Silence,” veiled by tall trees and situated in the middle of a forest inhabited by peacocks. In this serene setting, the Parsi Zoroastrians of Mumbai, India, continue to practice a funerary tradition that remains… Continue reading Tower of Silence: The Vanishing Practice of Zoroastrian Sky Burial
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State Of The Union: My Traditionally Offbeat Wedding
Belonging to one community doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy rituals of another for your big day, believes Verve’s Senior Writer, Huzan Tata whose nuptials, she hopes, will defy the norms of what a traditional wedding should be like… “If you have that stupid Kuch Kuch Hota Hai tune playing when you walk down the aisle… Continue reading State Of The Union: My Traditionally Offbeat Wedding
All You Ever Wanted To Know About Sacred Rituals Of A Parsi Wedding
Marriage in India is a sacred institution where the bride and the groom exchange vows and promise to stay together through thick and thin, not only in this birth but in the following births as well. In India, different religions observe different wedding rituals and Parsi Weddings commonly known as “Lagan” are entirely different. They… Continue reading All You Ever Wanted To Know About Sacred Rituals Of A Parsi Wedding
How To Clean a Ses: Good Parsi Wife
Our friend Shaz Kha… a.k.a. Good Parsi Wife links us to a video that is very pertinent today. How to Clean Your Ses. Just in time for Parsi New Year in a day (or two) To get step by step instructions go to her website Good Parsi Wife
The Difference between- Shenshai, Kadmi and Fasli Zoroastrian Calendar.
We have received the below from our regular reader and good friend Pesho Kotwal. He received this as a forward. Pesho writes One notices from time to time that “we” do not have an accurate and unambiguous definition/differentiation of the various calenders used by (the small number of extant) followers of Zoroastrianism. If you have… Continue reading The Difference between- Shenshai, Kadmi and Fasli Zoroastrian Calendar.
Wear it Parsi style: Lady Gara
Parsi girls become women the day they wear a sari. The sari perawanu or sari-wearing ceremony is a rite of passage. At the centre of the celebration are five married women who help the girl wear a gara or sari for the first time. They tie a small knot of rice, a symbol of fertility,… Continue reading Wear it Parsi style: Lady Gara
How religious beliefs influence home decor
For a country like India, where religious diversity is an undeniable part of the basic social fabric, religions and faiths influence home decor. Often, getting the absolutely perfect sanctum sanctorum is what people across religions look for first before deciding on the rest of the house. Then there buy viagra online are the Parsis who… Continue reading How religious beliefs influence home decor
