Interested initiates

Two women and eight men aged between 24 and 62 years from different cities in Germany and Denmark were initiated as Zoroastrians at a group navjote ceremony at Park Inn Platza Hotel in Berlin on August 17, 2019. Conducted under the auspices of the Norway based Bozorg Bazgasht Organization (BBO), the ceremony was performed by Mobed Kurosh Aryana.        Mobed Kurosh Aryana (top l and above) with new initiates in Berlin       The initiates were from different educational and professional backgrounds —  university students, engineers, photographer, information technology manager and doctors — wrote Aryana. They had learnt the "Zoroastrian ideology, theology, history and basic......



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Zoroastrianism is truly a universal religion and it feels great to know that the initiates, after studying the religion chose to be Zoroastrians. BBO is providing a commendable service indeed!
- Pouruchisti Meherhomji
- 16-Nov-2019

wow , zoroaster would be proud ,
parsees of india , come down from your ivory towers lest they collapse ,
start with gender equality ,
- Hormuzd J Irani
- 21-Oct-2019

"By studying Zoroastrianism, they chose to be Zoroastrians rather than follow their religion of birth.” I hope Parsiana invites the Bozorg Bazgasht Organization (BBO), to submit a detailed article about their activities in spreading Zoroastrianism, to help replicate it in other parts of the world. A commonsense approach in India where nearly half the Parsi marriages are now among intermarried couples, would be to invite non-Parsi spouses of intermarried couples to embrace the Zarathushti faith, if they are interested in doing so, of course.

This action needs to be commended and widely publicized!
- Yezdyar Kaoosji
- 21-Oct-2019