With the opening of the Bhandara Atash Kadeh, the Houston Zarathushtis’ dream of having a
stand-alone place of worship with a perpetual wood-fed flame has become a reality
Porus P. Cooper
Fire, chosen by the Prophet as the outward symbol of his faith, is venerated. It represents the Divine Spark in every man, a spark of the Divine Light.
The Crow Eaters by Bapsi Sidhwa
More than a dozen years after the Houston area Zarathushtis had unveiled their pride and joy — a heritage and cultural center with a prayer room — some began to feel their center needed a companion.
"The argument they were making was that a stand-alone structure would not be confused with a place for parties but be a place of worship with a significance of its own,” said Feroze......