Parsis
The Parsis are a ethnic and religious group in India and Pakistan who follow Zoroastrianism. They are descendants of Persians who moved to the region to escape religious persecution during the Arab conquest of the Persian Empire. There are only around 60-70 thousand Parsis in both India and Pakistan.[1][2][3][4]
The term "Parsi" comes from the Persian language word (پارسی), meaning "inhabitant of Pārs (Persia)" or Persian.[5]
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Parsis from India, c. 1870
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Parsi Navjote ceremony (rites of admission into the Zoroastrian faith)
The geographical distribution of modern and ancient Parsis in India and Pakistan.[6]
Map of the Sasanian Empire and its surrounding regions on the eve of the Muslim conquest of Persia
"Parsis of Bombay" a wood engraving, ca. 1878
A Parsee Wedding
Parsi Tower of Silence, Bombay.
Fire Temple or the Kaikhusuru Palonji Katrak Dar-e-Meher, built in 1961. For a dwindling community, the Delhi Parsi Anjuman has very strict social rules for members and trustees. Only Zoroastrians are allowed entry into the temple.This temple is located about 500m from Khuni Darwaja on Bahdur Shah Zafar Marg.
Parsi Fire Temple of Ahmedabad, India
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References
- ↑ Skutsch, Carl (2013-11-07). Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-19388-1.
- ↑ Nicholson, Rashna Darius (2021-02-27). The Colonial Public and the Parsi Stage: The Making of the Theatre of Empire (1853-1893). Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-65836-6.
- ↑ Notezai, Muhammad Akbar (2016-07-22). "The untold story of Quetta's Parsi community". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ↑ "Why is India's wealthy Parsi community vanishing?" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2016-01-09. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35219331. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ↑ Parsee, n. and adj. - Oxford English Dictionary. oed.com. Retrieved on 2023-12-12.
- ↑ Chaubey and others 2017.