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Zoro vastu shastra !

and the Dadgah fire, everyone keeps at home ?

Nope. Home fires are not consecrated. They are tended to by normal Zoroastrians. The senior lady of the house. Not Mobeds.

 

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Parsi Memories : Daily Loban Ritual

By Rusi Sorabjee One of the daily ritual in a Parsi/Irani homes in India of the early 20th Century, that brings back happy memories of our childhood, of a bygo

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Parsi Memories : Daily Loban Ritual

By Rusi Sorabjee One of the daily ritual in a Parsi/Irani homes in India of the early 20th Century, that brings back happy memories of our childhood, of a bygo

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Ye toh har community ki kahani hai, I imagine.. us dharmis for sure.

I remember granny and her daily readings of the hanuman chalisa in front of her favouriye ganesh ji murti. She's get mad if one of us kids stormed into the room screaming and shouting, baccha playing stuff.

Then she'd emerge from the room, all wobbly (old lady knee thing).. and buy us an ice cream or chocolates (think she felt bad for screaming at us)

My mum and aunt too, they do these elaborate poojas and etc on events.. last of that generation, almost.. at least here.

Aaj kal sab modern style jaldi jaldi ho gaya hai, my cousins etc.. at least half of them, no sense of tradition or too elaborate ritualbaazi.. seedha simple pooja karo, then its time to party (Diwali)

Greatly diminished, the old ways of doing stuff.. it'll all be gone in another 3 or 4 generations.. so goes life.

 

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Ye toh har community ki kahani hai, I imagine.. us dharmis for sure.

I remember granny and her daily readings of the hanuman chalisa in front of her favouriye ganesh ji murti. She's get mad if one of us kids stormed into the room screaming and shouting, baccha playing stuff.

Then she'd emerge from the room, all wobbly (old lady knee thing).. and buy us an ice cream or chocolates (think she felt bad for screaming at us)

My mum and aunt too, they do these elaborate poojas and etc on events.. last of that generation, almost.. at least here.

Aaj kal sab modern style jaldi jaldi ho gaya hai, my cousins etc.. at least half of them, no sense of tradition or too elaborate ritualbaazi.. seedha simple pooja karo, then its time to party (Diwali)

Greatly diminished, the old ways of doing stuff.. it'll all be gone in another 3 or 4 generations.. so goes life.

Happily for us, modern Parsi girls do it too.

I have always been struck by the complete absence of fire in houses of my Hindu friends.

Sam told me they (Jats) have it. But thats more in the form of the household chulha.

 

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Please note dhoop or agarbatti is not exactly fire.

At least a diya (divo for us) qualifies.

 

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Happily for us, modern Parsi girls do it too.

I have always been struck by the complete absence of fire in houses of my Hindu friends.

Sam told me they (Jats) have it. But thats more in the form of the household chulha.

Nahi, hota bhi bhot hai, but on the decline hai.. mum lights diya and etc every morning.

More prevalent and more traditional in Jaat gharaanas for sure, hum ko toh urbanization and modern lifestyle kha gayi, kaccha chaba gayi, sadly.

 

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Please note dhoop or agarbatti is not exactly fire.

At least a diya (divo for us) qualifies.

Yes, a proper diya, hand rolled wick, tel.. regularly cleaned.. after bath and before food.. har din.

Max I do is light an aggarbatti or something, and its mostly for the nice sugandh

 

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omg, its complete !

Ramy ka latest handmade, this time a global 7500 binnus zet !!

 

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Yes, a proper diya, hand rolled wick, tel.. regularly cleaned.. after bath and before food.. har din.

Max I do is light an aggarbatti or something, and its mostly for the nice sugandh

Divo. Glass with oil, and those wicks with cork floats (on the right). Placed either like that only, on inside these decorative silver protective (wind) holders with Zoroastrian motifs (hand cut and beaten).

 

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Loban.

 

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Divo. Glass with oil, and those wicks with cork floats (on the right). Placed either like that only, on inside these decorative silver protective (wind) holders with Zoroastrian motifs (hand cut and beaten).

yess, those floaty cork rings lifebuoy thingies waali wicks !

they go out on the regular but, on DIwali night, with a silver Lakshmi and Ganesh Ji ka coin dipped in oil.. that fire supposed to last the night and into the next day, then doing biig wick.. nevermind those don't last either, but log effort krte hain.. so kudos to mum lmao

 

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yess, those floaty cork rings lifebuoy thingies waali wicks !

they go out on the regular but, on DIwali night, with a silver Lakshmi and Ganesh Ji ka coin dipped in oil.. that fire supposed to last the night and into the next day, then doing biig wick.. nevermind those don't last either, but log effort krte hain.. so kudos to mum lmao

Nope. They last as long as the oil is there. Over one night.

 

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The rolled cotton or long wick held by wire clamp is seen in Agyaris.

 

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there's also "makar sakranti" , ever heard of it ?

here its tradition to behead a til ka ladoo in the form of a goat, a crude goat shape.. I have no idea where that came from, it might be unique to us lot... warna the proper way is real goat, old dharmi style

rig vedic etc cow sacrifices were real too, it was always the bull that was revered.. cow to bhot baad me aayi hai.

 

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@Krishna with Flute ..

bull hai na main ?

cow is new, right ?

 

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there's also "makar sakranti" , ever heard of it ?

here its tradition to behead a til ka ladoo in the form of a goat, a crude goat shape.. I have no idea where that came from, it might be unique to us lot... warna the proper way is real goat, old dharmi style

rig vedic etc cow sacrifices were real too, it was always the bull that was revered.. cow to bhot baad me aayi hai.

No . We have a mawa fish (boi).

 

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Bull was sacrificed, but not for everyday food.

Bull was revered, Nandi, Bholenaath ki savari, and unka mitr, rakshak bhi.

Cow is fuss, apart from makkhan chori by the baby Krishn Ji..

No . We have a mawa fish (boi).

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nice, is there legend behind it ? must be ? .. sankshipt telling if you will !

 

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Bull was sacrificed, but not for everyday food.

Bull was revered, Nandi, Bholenaath ki savari, and unka mitr, rakshak bhi.

Cow is fuss, apart from makkhan chori by the baby Krishn Ji..


nice, is there legend behind it ? must be ? .. sankshipt telling if you will !

I think it signifies fertility.

 

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Significance of Mawa ni Boi on Navroz​

Mawa ni Boi is a sweet khoya and milk based dessert loaded with pistachios and almonds, moulded in shape of a fish. The fish is an ancient symbol of fecundity and regeneration, and no wedding or navjote or birthday or celebration is complete without fish, served in some way on the menu. Even the chawk patterns outside the house on Navroz have many intricate fish designs, symbolizing life and regeneration. Fish live in water, which is a symbol of life itself. Along with being the symbol of fertility, it is also a symbol of good luck for the Parsi community. Khoya is also known as mawa, mavo or Khoa, which is basically dried milk and is commonly used for making a variety of sweet dishes. It is readily available in many milk dairy's, but Parsi's usually make it at home, while some diligently purchase it from the Parsi Dairy farms. The sweetmeat is lined with silver varq which is edible, and gives a beautiful appearance to the fish shaped dessert. The delectable sweet is very easy to make. Just like any khoya barfi, one needs to knead the khoya with a handful of nuts and mould them lightly in fish patterns. Line them with edible silver, and flatten the top, after placing it on the plate. Garnish them with more nuts,and enjoy.