Roj Khorshed Mah Amardad, 1381 Yz. In order to understand the longest night of the Ruvan, we need to revise the Zoroastrian concept of goodness and sin. We have explained…
Roj Khordad Mah Tir, 1381 Yz. In my interaction with devotees at our Daremeher and outside I have noticed that there is a great deal of ignorance about the correct…
Roj Ram Mah Khordad, 1381 Yz. Today, Fasli Mah Ava Roj Govad, is a day of great spiritual connotation for Parsis, because it is the birthday of the promised saviour,…
Roj Adar Mah Khordad, 1381 Yz. Fasli Ava Parab Of all the many creations God put on this earth, water occupies a preeminent place. Man can live without many things,…
Roj Avan Mah Ardibehesht, 1381 Yz. Having understood the cosmography of Nisti, we can now continue with the Ruvan's journey. As the period of dawn starts and the priests begin…
Roj Asman Mah Fravardin, 1381 Yz. Devotees carrying sticks of sandalwood as offering to the Padshah Saheb is a common sight in our Agiaries and Atash Behrams. Behdins having prayers…
Roj Khorshed Mah Fravardin, 1381 Yz. I wish all readers of Frashogard a happy, prosperous and spiritually enriching new year! Our special sacred guests have departed after their 18 day…
Roj Spendarmad Mah Spendarmad, 1380 Yz. Today is Roj Spendarmad, Mah Spendarmad, a spiritually vital and important day of the Zoroastrian calendar. Long before the shrill cries of the eco-brigade…
Roj Govad Mah Bahman, 1380 Yz. Recent news reports have emerged of the finding of a fabulous treasure in the Hindu temple of Sri Padmanabhaswamy in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. With each…
Roj Meher Mah Bahman, 1380 Yz. Where does the Ruvan fly to on the dawn of the fourth day? What and where is Chinvat? To be able to answer these…
Roj Avan Mah Dae, 1380 Yz. I still vividly remember that evening more than 20 years ago. I was 18 years old and sitting at Batliwalla Agiary in the evening…
Roj Din Mah Adar, 1380 Yz. Let us briefly understand the esoteric meaning behind the Tana ceremony. The hammering of the 301 nails, and the passing of the consecrated Tana…
Roj Adar Mah Adar, 1380 Yz. Readers of Frashogard would recall that I had written about the deeply mystical significance of the Afarganyu which holds the Atash Padshahs in our…
Roj Dae-pa-Din Mah Meher, 1380 Yz. After the Padruz Uthamna gets over the priests take a break, waiting for the exact time when the Zoroastrian day changes, 36 minutes before…
Roj Sarosh Mah Meher, 1380 Yz. The Bhoi prayers performed during the first four days provide protection and sustenance to the Ruvan, Baodangh and Fravashi (now collectively called Ruvan), as…