. This short prayer is an obeisance to the Fravashis of our dearly departed and it has to be recited near the Muktad: Muktad No Namaskar: As hama gunah patet pashemanum; Ashaunam vanguhish surao spentao Fravashayo yazamaide! Ashaone Ashem Vohu (Recite thrice) Ahmai Raescha, Hazanghrem, Jasa me avanghe Mazda, Kerfeh Mozd. Just as our Christian […]
The primary functional Agiary of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the ‘Byramji Nowroji Javeri Dar-E-Meher’ in Kanpur, every year invites Behdin Pasbans, from Mumbai and Navsari, during the holy days of Muktad and Gathas to help offer religious prayers, in absence of Mobeds. Since 2013, the Behdin Pasbans have been devotedly taking care of the sacred […]
સમગ્ર વિશ્ર્વના જરથોસ્તીઓ પારસી કેલેન્ડરના હિસાબે છેલ્લા દસ દિવસ ઉજવી રહ્યા છે. મુકતાદ એટલે મૃતકોને યાદ કરવાના દિવસ એમ નથી હોતું. મુકતાદ ખુશીનો પ્રસંગ છે અને આ સમયે પવિત્ર આત્માઓ અને ફ્રવશિષોનું આપણે આ દુનિયામાં અને આપણા ઘરોમાં સ્વાગત કરીએ છીએ. તેમને યાદ કરી તેમનો સત્કાર કરીએ છે. તેમણે કરેલી અદ્રશ્ય મદદ માટે તેમને આપણો […]
Zoroastrians all over the world celebrate the last ten days of their religious calendar year, as the Muktad. Generally, Muktad is viewed in a very limited way as the days of remembering the dead. This is not so. The Muktad is a joyous occasion for welcoming the souls and the Fravashis to this world and […]
PT: Did Zoroastrians in Iran celebrate New Year on March 21st, before the exodus to India and other countries? Er. Karanjia: Never ever in history did Zoroastrians in Iran celebrate their religious New Year (Navroz) on 21st March. They celebrated it around the time of the Vernal Equinox. The day continued to fluctuate backwards by […]
Sunday, 7th August, 2016 marks the first day of the holy Muktad or Fravardegan days. The last 10 days of the Shehanshai Zoroastrian calendar (i.e., Roj Astad to Aneran and the five days of the Gatha) are very significant to all practicing Zoroastrians as these are considered to be very holy. Doctrinally it is believed […]