Second Only To Iranshah And Navsari’s Vadi Dar-e-Mihr Courtesy: Er. Adil J. Govadia Indeed, the history of Surat’s Goti Adarian remains a mystery. There is no record available as to its exact date of consecration or names of priests who consecrated the Adarian Saheb. Very limited details are available regarding its antiquity which […]
During the holy month of Dae, we perform Jashan ceremonies by way of thanks-giving at home, at the workplace as also at various community centers and places of worship. Since Dae is dedicated to Ahura Mazda – the Supreme Divinity and Creator, it is considered particularly meritorious to perform Jashan as a ritual form of […]
The first seven days, according to our calendar, are named after the Seven Ameshaspands. Each of these also has some helpers or assistants who assist them in performing their righteous duty. The significance of the Ameshaspands is as given under: Dadar Hormuzd – the Wisdom and the Spirit of God (Spenta Mainyu): Every man requires the […]
. Daena is thine, Ahura Mazda. It is Thy divine voice that whispers and speaks to me through my conscience. It is the guardian and watchman of my morals and Thy moral law is engraved on its tablet. It is Thy vicegerent in me that approves and attests, commends and condemns, warns and guides, censures […]
. Sinlessness is struggle. It is triumph in the war waged against temptation to sin. The sinful act is a sin indeed, but the very will to sin, the inclination to sin, the intention to sin, is also sin. The will to sin may not be realized, the inclination to sin may not succeed, and […]
. PT: Tell us about the sixteen fires which come together to consecrate an Atash Behram? RK: The 16 fires for the Atash Behram are sourced from different places, mainly where fire is used as a means of vocations by different people, and where it undergoes hardships in various ways. There are no particular names […]
મુંબઈની અંજુમન આતશ બહેરામની 120મી શુભ સાલગ્રેહ 18મી સપ્ટેમ્બર 2017ને દિને અર્દીબહેસ્ત મહિનો અને અર્દીબહેસ્ત રોજને દિને ઉજવવામાં આવી હતી. સવારે અને સાંજે એમ બે વખત જશનની પવિત્ર ક્રિયા દસ્તુરજી સાહેબ ડો. (એફઆરસીએસ) જામાસ્પ જામાસપાસા અને એમની ટીમના મોબેદો દ્વારા કરવામાં આવી. ટ્રસ્ટીઓ એરવદ ફિરોઝ કાત્રક, એરવદ બરજોરજી આંટીયા, એરવદ નોશીર કાત્રક અને એરવદ નોશીર […]
Thine is Zurvan Akarana, the boundless Time, Ahura Mazda. From it hast Thou carved out Zurvan Daregho-khvadhata, the Time of Long Duration of our world. Eons count not in the eternity of time and a millennium is but a moment. The period of man’s life in eternity is like a flash of Thy lightning that […]
18th September, 2017 marked the 120th Salgreh of Mumbai’s Anjuman Atash Behram, which was celebrated on Ardibehesht Mahino, Ardibehesht Roj (September 18th 2017) with two joyful Jasans, (morning and evening) performed by Nayab (meaning successor in waiting) Dasturji Saheb Dr. (FRCS) Jamasp JamaspAsa and his teams of Mobeds. Trustees Er. Phiroze Katrak, Er. Burjorji Antia, […]
આ અઠવાડિયે સોમવારે 18મી સપ્ટેમ્બર 2017ને દિને અર્દીબહેસ્ત રોજ અને અર્દીબહેસ્ત માહ છે. જ્યારે રોજ અને માહ બન્ને સુસંગત-એકીસાથે આવે ત્યારે તેને પરબ કહેવાય છે. અર્દીબહેસ્ત એ જરથોસ્તી કેલેન્ડરનો બીજો મહિનો છે. આ મહિનાની ઉજવણી, સત્ય, ઈમાનદારી, ઈશ્ર્વર પ્રત્યે શ્રધ્ધા, દરદ મટાડનાર તરીકે થાય છે. અર્દીબહેસ્ત એટલે અમેસાસ્પંદ અથવા અમેસાસ્પેન્તા તરીકે પણ ઓળખાય છે. જે […]
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 […]