Parsis in India. The Parsee.

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Zoroaster, Zoroastrianism, Parsee
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Traditional Parsis in India.

History of the Parsee. Zoroastrianism in India.

  • Parsi Lady costume. Zoroastrianism in India. Traditional Parsee clothing
    Parsi Lady
  • Parsi gentleman costume. Zoroastrianism in India. Traditional Parsee clothing.
    Parsi gentleman
  • A Parsee mother with her children. Zoroastrianism in India. Traditional Parsee clothing. History of the Parsis.
    A Parsee mother with her children
Parsee, Marriage, Ceremony, Parsis, costumes,Zoroastrianism, India,
A Marriage Ceremony
Parsee, Ceremony, Investiture Sudra, Kusti, Parsi, Zoroastrianism, India
Ceremony of Investiture with the Sudra and Kusti.
Parsi, India, sacred, architecture, tower silence, Zoroastria,
Plan of a tower of silence.

Source: History of the Parsis: including their manners, customs, religion and present position by Dosabhai Framji Karaka; in two volumes. London, 1884.

Clothing of the Parsee, follower of the Zoroastrian faith.
A Parsee Lady in walking costume with the mathabana over the hair.
A Parsee School Girl in her traditional dress. Mumbai India 1899.

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