Burning sandalwood thickens the air in a room that’s so exclusive only a vanishingly small number of people are allowed to ...

What started out as photographer Sooni Taraporevala’s attempt to preserve the essence of a generation evolved into something much greater: an insightful and unprecedented documentation of India’s ...

Parsis (meaning ‘Persian’) are an ethnoreligious group of the Indian subcontinent, whose religion is Zoroastrianism. They live chiefly in Mumbai and a few towns and villages mostly to the south of ...

New Delhi: When Dina Budhraja’s grandmother died in September 2024, she, without permission to pray inside the agiary (fire temple), had no option but to conduct the funeral ceremony at her mother’s ...

Mumbai: Zoroatrians celebrated Navroz, the first day of their new year, on Thursday. The day is also called the 'Parsi New Year'. The day is dedicated to a visit to the agiary or fire temple in the ...

Chennai: Parsis may form a minuscule part of the population in Chennai, but their celebrations are elaborate. On Thursday, members of the Zoroastrian Parsi community got together at Jal Phiroj ...

Mumbai, May 21: Members of the Parsi-Zoroastrian community gathered at the historic Bhikha Behram Well at Churchgate on Thursday to mark the 200th Humbandagi, a significant milestone in the ...

MUMBAI, India (RNS) — Return to Roots, a organization inspired by Birthright Israel, is fostering connections among young Zoroastrians around the world to bolster the once-thriving religious minority ...

Parsi artifacts like Lamassu/Godha featured; DIVO a lamp symbolize light that dispels darkness and SES auspicious tray holding ceremonial utensils. - ST SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network) ...

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