The duties of Zoroastrian priests are to chant prayers and perform rituals in honor of souls, fravashis and spiritual beings; lead people on the right path through their ecclesiastic authority; and impart the knowledge of prayers and religion.
The Dadar Athornan Institute (DAI) is the only functioning residential institution for training full-fledged priests for the Parsi community where students receive religious and ritual training as well as academic education absolutely free of cost.
The navar ritual has to be undergone before puberty, by about 13 years of age. Since it takes five to seven years to train a boy for full-fledged priesthood,......