Unable to raise enough money to buy land for their first fire temple in Navi Mumbai, Parsi-Zoroastrians have asked the government to extend the deadline for payment by a month. By Manoj Nair | DNA India The community has been allotted a plot in Koparkhairane by CIDCO, the local planning agency at a cost of… Continue reading For Navi Mumbai Parsis, fire temple a distant dream
Category: Atashbehram & Agiary
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
The consecration of a new Afarganyu for a Daremeher
Dear friend and Panthaki Saheb of the Behram Baug Daremeher, Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram has a very nice article about the consecration of a new Afarganyu for the Ustad Saheb Behramshah Nowroji Shroff Daremeher Readers of Frashogard would recall that I had written about the deeply mystical significance of the Afarganyu which holds the Atash… Continue reading The consecration of a new Afarganyu for a Daremeher
Udvada Pak Iranshah Under Threat
The Udvada Samast Anjuman would like to inform community members all over the world, about the possible threat that our sacred Shreeji Pak Iranshah is presently facing. The tenure of a huge plot of land, around 200 acres, situated directly behind our most sacred Shreeji Pak Iranshah Atashbehram is in the process of being changed… Continue reading Udvada Pak Iranshah Under Threat
Baroda Agiary Priest Home to Undergo Renovation
The British colonial building, which is home to the priest of Parsi agyari built by Pastonji Contractor in 1923, is also set to get a facelift. The residence is spread across 3,500 square feet area with 11 rooms built to house two families of the priest referred as dastor. By Darshana Chaturvedi / Times News… Continue reading Baroda Agiary Priest Home to Undergo Renovation
The Parsis of Ajmer
A wonderful video of the Parsis of Ajmer. The youtube video link is here.
Chennai Parsi Fire Temple Celebrates Centenary
On Saturday (July l0), there will be celebrated in Royapuram the centenary of the consecration of the only Parsi Fire Temple in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala. Gracing the commemoration of the establishment of the Jal Phiroj Clubwala Dar-e-Meher will be former President of India Abdul Kalam. Reported in The Hindu The first Parsis arrived… Continue reading Chennai Parsi Fire Temple Celebrates Centenary
100 Year Celebrations Of Patel Agiary in Andheri
Below are some pictures from the 100 years celebration of the Patel Agiary in Andheri, Bombay, India. These were distributed on a newsgroup and there is no mention of the original photographer.
The Sandalwood Controversey at Udwada Atash Behram
A few years ago, our entire family was at Udwada to offer prayers after my wedding. Just as we were about to give the “sukhad” to the “boiwala” dasturji, he refused to take it saying that its not original. We were completely taken aback, both by the dasturji’s pronouncement and his harsh and rude tone.… Continue reading The Sandalwood Controversey at Udwada Atash Behram
