The Wondrous Circle of Life 10: Zoroastrian rituals explained
Roj Rashne Mah Fravardin, 1383 Yz. NOTE: This is a long, difficult but very important post. Readers are advised to go through carefully and repeatedly to understand its import. ‘You see,…
Roj Rashne Mah Fravardin, 1383 Yz. NOTE: This is a long, difficult but very important post. Readers are advised to go through carefully and repeatedly to understand its import. ‘You see,…
Roj Dae-pa-Din Mah Spendarmad, 1382. Several readers of Frashogard have written asking for details of prayers to be recited during the Muktad days. Since the Muktad days are of special…
Roj Ram Mah Spendarmad, 1382 Yz. The holy days of the Muktad will soon be upon us. What are the specific prayers to say during these days? How should a…
Roj Khorshed Mah Spendarmad, 1382 Yz./Kadmi Khordad Sal A Happy and resplendent Khordad Sal to all Kadmi readers of Frashogard! A few days ago we saw the righteous thoughts (Mithra)…
Roj Khordad Mah Spendarmad, 1382 Yz./Roj Hormazd Mah Fravardin (Kadmi), 1383 Yz. On the occasion of their New Year, I wish all Kadmi readers of Frashogard a happy, prosperous and…
Roj Khordad Mah Bahman, 1382 Yz. Parsis, in general, are well-meaning, decent and civilized people. They feel for their religion, even though they may not know much about it, and…
Roj Sherevar Mah Bahman, 1382 Yz. As a general practice, Frashogard avoids commenting on any events in the community. When I started this blog nearly five years ago, I consciously…
Roj Aneran Mah Dae, 1382 Yz. A recent newspaper item drew my attention, not only for its slightly amusing nature, (in the midst of all the doom, gloom and senseless…
Roj Spendarmad Mah Dae, 1382 Yz. “Basi bar neyaamed barin roozgaar; ke aazaadsarv andar aamad babaar” “It wasn’t many days before the stately cypress bore fruit.” With these apt words,…
Roj Hormazd Mah Sherevar, 1382 Yz. We continue with our series on the Wondrous Circle of Life. In Part 1 of the series, we introduced the topic and spoke of…
Roj Amardad Mah Amardad, 1382 Yz. As the season of weddings and Navjotes gathers steam, an important part of the festivities needs to be reinforced into the Parsi consciousness. It…
Camil Tulcan via CompfighRoj Dae-pa-Din Mah Tir, 1382 Yz. On the day of the operation, relatives and friends should be requested to offer a few pieces of sandalwood at the…
Roj Mohor, Mah Tir 1382 Yz. Having understood the importance of maintaining a Saabet Kusti, we now turn our attention to the prayers to be done. One may think that…
Roj Spendarmad Mah Khordad, 1382 Yz. In the first part of this series, we analyzed the mental setup of a person who goes through a medical crisis. In the second…
Roj Mahrespand Mah Ardibehesht, 1382 Yz. My annual summer and winter vacations continued with Nariman papa through those years. After my Navar, papa was insistent that I should also go…