Come summer and the Zoroastrian community is buzzing with excitement, in anticipation of ghambar, a Parsi thanksgiving feast. Everyone is eager to know which residential compound is going to host the first event and whose arrangements are going to be better than the others. Posted by Dilaira Mondegarian | Tribune Pakistan For most of you… Continue reading Ghambar: Parsi-style Thanksgiving
Category: Festivities
Of Garas and Patra Ni Machhi
Every year, in March, the Parsis, who are probably Delhi’s smallest community, celebrate Navroze, their New Year, at the 62-year-old Parsi Dharamshala on Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, next to Delhi Gate. There is music and dancing as a jolly bunch of Parsis wish each other saal mubarak and feast on delicious salli murghi and patrani macchi.… Continue reading Of Garas and Patra Ni Machhi
Jamshedpur Parsis: Prayers at Fire Temple ring in Parsi New Year
It was a day of happiness and devotion at the Fire Temple here on Wednesday. Clad in traditional attire, members of the Parsee community celebrated Jamshed-e-Navroze, the Parsi New Year, by conducting special prayers, greeting each other and enjoying delicacies. By Parvinder Bhatia | The Pioneer Dressed in their best, the men arrived at the… Continue reading Jamshedpur Parsis: Prayers at Fire Temple ring in Parsi New Year
Nagpur Parsis: Wining & dining rings in Navroz
While festivals are all about loosening up, it was more so on Wednesday when the Parsi Gymkhana members decided to welcome their New Year with the Nagpur Wine Lovers’ Club along with a whole lot of free-flowing wine and dine. By Payal Gwalani | Times of India The club, that was also holding its quarterly… Continue reading Nagpur Parsis: Wining & dining rings in Navroz
Navroze Mubarak 2012
Parsi Khabar takes this opportunity to wish all our readers a very Happy Jamshedi Navroze. May the festive season bring happiness and prosperity, peace and understanding, good health and long lives to all our families and friends. The above picture is the Haft Seen table set up by Parsi Khabar editor, Mehernaaz Shovir Irani at… Continue reading Navroze Mubarak 2012
Noruz: The Definitive Primer on This Important Zarathushti Day
The below is an extensive article about all aspects of Noruz, or Navroz as the Parsis of India call it. This detailed primer has been put together by Mr. Jehangir M. Darabna. The content below is an amalgamation of text from various sources, and is intended to serve as a comprehensive guide to the festival… Continue reading Noruz: The Definitive Primer on This Important Zarathushti Day
When the epochal fire lit
A peek inside Delhi’s fire temple Dar-e-Mehr at the Delhi Parsi Anjuman is the only fire temple in the entire Northern belt of India. Its fire was consecrated on 31 December 1961. The history of Parsis (Zorastrians in India) has been of interest and intrigue to many. As per the 2001 census, the Parsi population… Continue reading When the epochal fire lit
Prince Philip ‘delighted’ to attend Harrow Zoroastrian association’s 150th anniversary
PRINCE Philip was wrapped in a shawl – the highest honour for a guest – while celebrating 150 years of the South Harrow-based Zoroastrian association. By Ian Proctor | Harrow Observer The Duke of Edinburgh was treated to a traditional welcome at 11am at the Zoroastrian Centre in Alexandra Avenue when Parsi and Iranian women… Continue reading Prince Philip ‘delighted’ to attend Harrow Zoroastrian association’s 150th anniversary
Calcutta Agiary Celebrates 100 years
The centenary celebrations of Calcutta’s only fire temple or agiari in operation at 91 Metcalfe Street, or Bandook Gali, began with a ceremony both warm and colourful early on Tuesday. The city’s Parsi population may have shrunk to 600-strong but they were present in full force at the Late Ervad Dhunjeebhoy Byramjee Mehta’s Zoroastrian Anjuman… Continue reading Calcutta Agiary Celebrates 100 years
