The M J Wadia Agiary at Lalbaug witnessed a large gathering of devotees for its Dae Mahino Jashan. The solemn 10-Mobed Jashan was led by Vada Dasturji Keki Ravji Meherjirana of the Navsari Atash Behram. Following prayers and thanksgiving to Ahura Mazda, devotees assembled in the Agiary’s auditorium for a thought-provoking programme themed: ‘Connecting with […]
Dear Readers, Over the past several weeks, families across the community have been travelling far and wide, making the most of the summer holidays before schools and routines resume once again. Some have journeyed abroad to reconnect with loved ones, while others have explored destinations across India or enjoyed brief local getaways with friends. Holidays […]
Herodotus, in his ‘Histories’, as also Strabo and other Greek writers aver that early Achaemenians did not have temples or enclosed places of worship. Cicero states that Xerxes the Great considered it to be sacrilegious to keep Divinity, whose home is the whole universe, enclosed within walls. However, Xenophon records that the Persians in his […]
Dear Readers, Over the past few decades, the concerns facing our small but spirited community are becoming harder to ignore. We speak often of dwindling numbers, but the challenges extend far beyond birth rates. Across Mumbai, Gujarat and other old Parsi pockets, we hear familiar stories – ancestral homes quietly taken over by encroachers, landsharks […]
On 8th October, 2025, XYZ’ Behram’s Battalion group organised a 3-AtashBehram visit excursion for 25 silvers (community members aged 55+ years), with the eldest member aged 91. The trip commenced from Dadar via bus headed for the Seth Hormasjee Bomanjee Wadiaji Atash Behram. After spending a half hour here, everyone crossed over to visit the […]
Parsi Times presents ‘Parsi Pulse’ – a vibrant, new column that brings you the thoughts and voices of community members across generations, sharing their individual perspectives on matters that affect, inspire and shape us. From the wisdom of our elders to the fresh outlook of our youth, Parsi Pulse offers an open platform that reflects […]
Precisely at 5:00 pm, the hallowed precincts of Bai Ratanbai Jamshedji Edulji Chenoy Dar-e-Meher, at Devlali, reverberated with the chanting from our holy scriptures, led by 16-year-old, Er. Rooyinton Mehenty – the quartet of priests comprised his father, Er. Nozer (Panthaky of the Agiary), Er. Freddy Dastur and Er. Navroze Minocherhomji. Rooyinton’s enunciation of the […]
On the occasion of the 254th Anniversary of Atash Padsah of Navsari’s Pak AtashBehram, a Jashan was held at 9:30 am, under Vada Dasturji Raoji Maherji Rana along with Er. Homi Antya and Er. Freddy Palia, Trustee and Secretary, Er. Khurshed Homi Desai and twenty other Dasturjis. The place was packed with an attendance of […]
ZWAS (Zoroastrian Women’s Assembly Of Surat) has been keeping all our Surtis all charged up with its delightful sequence of events lined up. In August 2019, a Prayer Competition was organised at Pak Kadim Atashbehram, where the children exhibited their religious fervour with great devotion and dedication. The Prayer competition was judged by Er. Navroz […]
