Audentes Fortuna iuvat (Latin for ‘fortune favours the brave’) aptly sums up the collective sentiment of fifty-one fellow Zoroastrians, who travelled on the wings of faith and determination, with SVG (Social Voluntary Group), to Iran, from 10th to 24th May, 2024. All fifty-one of us had a hearty laugh about the misplaced fears and apprehensions […]
The Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI) celebrated a memorable pilgrimage trip to Iranshah Atash Behram, Udwada, which greatly resonated with community members as the trip was laced with much warmth and was a delightful experience. Meticulously planned and executed by ZTFI Trustee – Arnavaz Mistry alongside committee personnel – Shiraz Guard and Nevil Zaveri, […]
Ardakan, the capital city of Ardakan County, and second major city in Iran’s Yazd Province, has applied for membership and been nominated in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. Two other Iranian cities – namely Hamedan and Kelardasht, have also been nominated alongside Ardakan. The historic city of Ardakan, located 60 kms from Yazd, is one […]
Pilgrimage, Homage And Happy Moments! It was that happy time of the week, the Sunday morning when God is in Heaven and all’s right with the world. I was at the table contemplating upon the plate of two lovely sunny golden orbs resting upon a cloud of white, a dollop of Vasanu (I always […]
Our Community will be delighted and relieved to know that the revamping of the Udvada Railway station, which has been an ongoing project since two years, has now rendered the 123-year-old station the upgraded platform of a ‘Pilgrimage Destination Station’ at a cost of Rs 3.2 crore (in addition to the cost of the complete […]
The Pir-e Sabz or Chak-Chak, an annual pilgrimage observed by Zoroastrians who come from all over Iran, and many places around the world as well, was celebrated from the 14th to 18th of June, 2019, at the mountainous fire temple which is embedded in a shallow cave in central Ardakan county, Yazd province – where […]
Bandra Parsee Association (BPA) organized a pilgrimage to the four Atash Behram’s in Mumbai for its members on 26th November, 2017. With a special bus arranged for the occasion, the members left for their first destination to Banaji Atash Behram – Charni Road at 8:00 am. After spending good time offering prayers, the next destination was Dadysett […]
નવું વર્ષ હોય કે જન્મ દિવસ હોય ધાનદાર સાથે મચ્છીનો પાટિયો નહીં તો તળેલી મચ્છી હોય જ છે. તમે ઉદવાડા જાવ ને બોઈ ની મચ્છી નહીં ખાવ તો કેમ ચાલે? લગન અને નવજોતમાં ખાસ કરીને આપણે સાસની મચ્છી અને પાત્રાની મચ્છી ખાવાજ જઈએ છીએ. તેટલું જ નહીં પણ મીઠાસમાં પણ આપણી પસંદ ‘માવાની બોય’ હોય […]
Be it New Year or birthdays, the accompaniment to dhan-daar is usually macchi no patio or tareli macchi. You go to Udwada on a pilgrimage and it would not be deemed complete if you were not served the boi for lunch or dinner. At weddings or Navjotes, there are the saas ni macchi enthusiasts and […]