Sal Mubarak to all our lovely Kadimi readers! May the New Year usher in peace, prosperity, unity, happiness and unending smiles for us all! We may be small in numbers as a community, but boy, are we big on celebrations! While most of us true Bawajis are always ready to partake of the joy, positivity […]
Fravardin, the first month of the Zoroastrian calendar is aptly dedicated to the Fravashi or Farohar, which is the prototype of all creation. 3rd September, 2023 marks the Parab (when the Roj and Mah coincide) of Fravardin. Parab of Fravardin: Roj Fravardin of Mah Fravardin marks the day when devout Zoroastrians head for the Dokhma or Aramgah, to offer prayers to the Fravashi of their dearly departed. One could […]
Almost every religious tradition observes a day or days for remembering their near and dear departed ones. They say grief is the last act of love we offer to those we loved, and that remembering them is akin to breathing life into their fading presence from our life. Most human beings by nature are ritualistic […]
The community’s premiere children’s institution in Surat – ‘Zoroastrian Women’s Assembly Of Surat; (ZWAS), organised the fun-filled ZWAS Summer Camp for about 57 excited children, from 5th – 7th May, 2023. The children, divided into three age-based groups, were taught to make name plates and pen stands by Daizy Patel and Keshmira Cama, while Mahazarin […]
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 […]
Ardibehesht is the second month of the Zoroastrian calendar. It is a month that celebrates, truth, righteousness, divine order and healing. Ardibehesht is an Amshaspand (Archangel) or Amesha Spenta (Bounteous Immortal) who presides over the energy of fire. Adar Yazad is a Hamkara or helper of Ardibehesht. It is for this reason a number of […]