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Jamshedpur Agiary Celebrations

Community News October 16, 2016 PT Reporter 0 Comments

Cursetjee Manockjee Shroff Agiary, Jamshedpur, celebrated its Salgreh on 11th October, 2016, (Roj Ashtad, Mah Ardibehest) with a jasan ceremony at 5pm, followed by a Fala ni Machi at 6:30 pm, both led by Er. Mehernosh Homi Dastur and performed by young mobeds, Er. Yazdi and Er. Noaroze Panthaki. Everyone partook of the chasni and […]

The Relevance Of ‘Gehs’ And Their Rituals

Religion October 16, 2016 Jamshed Arjani 0 Comments

PT: Tell us about the origin of ‘Gehs’. Er. Karanjia: The word ‘Gah’ or ‘Geh’ originates from the Pahlavi language, meaning ‘time, period or place’. Time is a very important concept in the Zoroastrian religion. The world was created as a fixed period of time from endless time. To be connected to God it is […]