Diniar Darab Mehta, owner of Dini Travels, as also President of Minority (Parsi) Cell and VP of the BJP, Colaba Vidhan Sabha, conducted an Iran Tour for Indian Parsis from 13th – 27th May, 2024. Despite the potential dangers, Diniar and all the tourists/pilgrims were assured safety and regular updates, thanks to assurances from Moshin […]
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Yezd – An Ancient Zoroastrian Stronghold
The narrow plain of Yezd or Yazd is surrounded by mountains and deserts. The climate is harsh with extremely dry and hot summers and searingly cold winters. Since the rainfall is scanty, the plain is partly desert — in some places glittering white with salt, in others, covered by shifting, engulfing sands. Kerman and Fars […]
Diniar Mehta’s ‘Dini Travels’ To Promote Iran Tourism
Diniar Darab Mehta, owner of the famous Dini Travels, President of Minority (Parsi) Cell and Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Colaba Vidhan Sabha, as well as a social worker, was invited by Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Tourism and Handicrafts to hold discussions various aspects, with the aim of promoting and developing Iran Tourism […]
Pir-e Sabz Pilgrimage Observed In Yazd
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 […]
ઝોરાસ્ટ્રિયનોનું પવિત્ર યાત્રાધામ
દર વરસે જૂન મહિનામાં 14થી 18 તારીખ વચ્ચે ઈરાન, ભારત તથા દુનિયાના બીજા દેશોમાંથી હજારો ઝોરાસ્ટ્રિયનો પ્રાચીન આતશબહેરામ પીર-એ-શબ્ઝ અથવા ચકચક ગામ જે ઈરાનના મધ્યમાં આવેલું છે અને જે આતશબહેરામ સૌથી પવિત્ર ગણાય છે તેની મુલાકાત લે છે. યાત્રાળુઓ છેલ્લે પગપાળા કરીને મંદિરે પહોંચે છે.
Zoroastrians Flock To Sacred Temple for Annual Pilgrimage
Each year from June 14–18, thousands of Zoroastrians from Iran, India and other countries flock to an ancient fire temple at Pir-e-Sabz or Chak Chak village in central Iran (part of Ardakan County in Yazd province), to visit a fire temple considered the most sacred of the mountain shrines of Zoroastrianism. Tradition has it that […]