Today, 21st February, 2026, is Roj Khurshed (a day dedicated to the Divinity presiding over the Sun) and Mah Meher (month dedicated to the Divinity presiding over the purifying rays of the sun). As per Zoroastrian tradition, Khurshed and Meher are Divine entities whose Nyaish (litany) are prayed together, symbolizing the inseparable nature of sunlight and its source […]
Though one may not feel the full impact of the cold in cities like Mumbai and much of costal peninsular India, it is actually mid-winter in the Northern hemisphere. While Iranian Zoroastrians just celebrated Jashn-e-Sadeh on 29th January, Hindus will celebrate Vasant Panchami on 2nd February, 2025. Both are mid-winter festivals and celebrate the oncoming […]
Parsis in India are currently celebrating the month of Tir and on Monday 25th November, 2024, Roj Tir will coincides with Mah Tir as per the Shahenshahi calendar, marking the Parab or festival of Tirgan, one of the three most widely celebrated seasonal festivals of ancient Iran. Tirgan is an ancient Iranian seasonal festival, alongside Navruz (spring), Yalda (winter) and Mehergan (autumn). Unfortunately, with both […]
2 ઓક્ટોબર, 2022 એ ફસલ (ફસલી) અથવા મોસમી કેલેન્ડર મુજબ માહ મહેરનો રોજ મહેર છે. મેહેરેગાન મેહેર યઝાતાની ઉજવણી કરે છે, જે અંધકારને દૂર કરે છે અને જીવનની શરૂઆત કરે છે. અવેસ્તામાં, મહેર યઝાતાને મિથરા તરીકે ઓળખવામાં આવે છે – શપથ, વચનો, કરારો, બોન્ડસ, મિત્રતા અને પ્રેમની અધ્યક્ષતા કરતી દિવ્યતા. બીજા શબ્દોમાં કહીએ તો, મિથરા […]