11-year-old, Er. Fravash Gulestan, Son of Er. Mahernosh and Farzana Gulestan, brother of Jehanaz, Grandson of Er. Eruch and Freny Gulestan and Late Edul and Hilla Bilimoria, was ordained as a Navar on 4th May, 2018, at Sheth D N Modi Shehnshai Atash Behram, Surat, by Er. Poras Zaroliwala and Er. Nekzad Fatakia, under the […]
11-year-old, Er. Yazd Kotwal, son of Dilshad and Behram Kotwal, and grandson of Vada Dasturji Dr. Firoze and Navaz Kotwal (paternal), and Villoo and Jimmy Colabawalla (maternal), was ordained Navar on 19th May 2018, at Vatchgandhy Agiary. The ceremony took place under the able guidance and supervision of Er. Asphandiar Dadachanji, along with Er. Khushroo […]
Er. Jehan Bajan, son of Er. Darayus and Havovi and grandson of Panthaky of Mevawalla Agiary, Er. Parvez and Bepsy Bajan (paternal), and Rati and Sam Kerawala (maternal), was initiated into Navari at Vatchagandhi Agiary on 13th May, 2018. The ceremony took place under the able guidance and supervision of Er. Asphandiar Dadachanji and assisted […]
11-year-old, Er. Cyrus Xerxes Dastur was ordained Navar on 20th May, 2016, at the Vatchagandhy Agiary on Hughes Road. Coming from a family of priests, Cyrus’ Navar ceremony was performed by Er. Asphandiar Dadachanji and Er. Khushroo Kanga. Speaking to Parsi Times, Cyrus – a student of Std. VI of Greenlawns High School said, “This […]
Canada’s Dastur Family Leads The Way For The Community Facilitating 11-year-old Faredoon’s Navar Ceremony . . 11-year-old Faredoon Hormuz Dastur, grandson of Jal & Mehru Dastur, son of Hormuz & Delnaz Dastur, and nephew of Daisy & Burgess Dastur, was ordained as a Navar on 2nd January, 2018 at Wadiaji Atash Behram, under the religious […]
The Navar Ceremony: One newly initiated into the work of offering prayers, rites and sacred things to Ahura Mazda is called Navar. The candidate for initiation must first pass through two bareshnum purifications. He is then initiated into the order by two priests. To qualify for the performance of the ceremony, these priests have to […]
11 -year-old, Jehaan Bhadha, son of Charmayne and Er. Khushroo Bhadha was ordained a Navar at Bai Motlibai Wadia Agiary, Jogeshwari, on 14th May, 2017, Roj Hormazd, Mah Dae. Er. Jehaan learnt his prayers under the guidance of Er. Keki Panthaki, while the Navar ceremony was performed under the leadership of Er. Eric Dastur and […]
Thirteen year old, Ervad Amavand Panthaky, completed the first step of initiation into Zoroastrian priesthood- ‘The Navar ceremony’, at the Vatcha Gandhi Agiary, Hughes Road on Sunday 8th May 2016 (Ashishvangh Roj, Adar Mahino). His mother, Mrs. Bakhtavar Panthaky, dedicated the ceremony in the memory of his maternal uncle, Mr. Godrej Daruwalla. She entrusted her […]