Below is an appeal sent to us by the trustees of the Banaji Limjee Agiary. This is Bombay’s and perhaps India’s oldest agiary. BANAJI LIMJEE AGIARY Appeal for contribution to Repair Fund Dear Sir/Madam,,The Banaji Limjee Agiary, which was constructed in the year 1709 and is the second Agiary to be so constructed in Bombay,… Continue reading Banaji Limjee Agiary Repair Fund
Category: Atashbehram & Agiary
Controversial Renovations at Iranshah in Udvada
We have received a note from Geve Eruch Narielwalla regarding the recent renovations at the Iranshah Atashbehram in Udvada. Geve has put up a website about the same issue The most sacred Zoroastrian Iranshah Fire Temple building, “makaan,” has ornamental additions made, in very poor imitation, inaccurate, with synthetic materials, of Zoroastrian symbols. This is… Continue reading Controversial Renovations at Iranshah in Udvada
List of Agiaries in Mumbai
The below is a complete list of all the Agiaries in Mumbai with some interesting statistics.
Fire temples burn bright
47 Parsi fire temples have finally made it to the heritage list. Labonita Ghosh looks at the struggle that led to this and some of the more unique agiaries that will find protection from rapacious builders The Maneckjee Navrojee Sett agiary in Fort is unlike a typical Parsi fire temple. Every inch of it is… Continue reading Fire temples burn bright
The First Dastur Meherji Rana
The below is an article from a newslist. This is a chapter written by Noshir H. Dadrewala. Earlier we errenously mentioned that the author was not known. We apologize for the error. The first Dastur Meherji Rana was the undisputed spiritual leader of the Parsi community in India during the 16th century. He was renowned… Continue reading The First Dastur Meherji Rana
Parsi Reformists Ready with a New Fire Temple Plan
By Manoj R Nair A group of Indian-Zoroastrian reformists acquires land at Malad to build a fire temple that will be open to even spouses of community members married outside the fold It could be an event quite unprecedented in the 3000-year-old history of the Zoroastrian religion. A group of Indian-Zoroastrian reformists called the Association… Continue reading Parsi Reformists Ready with a New Fire Temple Plan
Salgreh this Adar Mahina
Wed 30th April: Daepmeher roj Zaiya Wadia Dadgah at Surat Fri, 2nd May: Sarosh roj Cama Baug Agiary, Mumbai Mewawalla Agiary, Byculla Soonawalla Agiary, Mahim Chinoy Daremeher, Gandevi, Gujarat Gadabhai Daremeher, Pardi, near Udvada Randeria Daremeher, Rander, near Surat Anjuman Daremeher, Quetta, Pakistan Mon 5th May: Behram roj Sir J J Adarian, Adajan Zaibordi Adarian,… Continue reading Salgreh this Adar Mahina
