Ratan Tata dies: How does Parsi funeral takes place? Parsis are neither buried not cremated, here's how they dispose the dead Story by [email protected] (India.com News Desk) • 10h ...

Many are worried. “It’s not as if death is something you can control,” said Homi Mehta, a 32-year-old Parsi architect whose faith in the funeral rites has been shaken by the controversy.

India's Parsis search for new funeral arrangements as there are not enough vultures to dispose of bodies A symbiotic relationship between vultures and the people whose corpses they eat is under strain ...

Ratan Tata's funeral was performed on October 10 evening. The rules of the funeral in the Parsi community are quite different, however, the late Tata group's chairman was not cremated as per Parsi ...

At Kaikobad Rustomfram's funeral service two Parsi priests, clad entirely in white chant prayers from the sacred Zoroastrian text Avesta for an hour as around 80 mourners look on in the spotless hall.

Parsis brought their Zoroastrian faith, and unique funeral rituals, to India from Iran a thousand years ago. Parsis believe burying or cremating... Vanishing Vultures A Grave Matter For India's ...

How a new prayer hall is changing funeral patterns in Mumbai's Parsi community In the nine months since the Worli prayer hall opened, the number of Parsis opting for cremation has more than doubled.

His funeral at Worli reflects changing traditions in the Parsi community, where more and more members are opting for cremation rather than having the remains of their loved ones consigned to the ...

Belonging to the Parsi community, business tycoon Ratan Tata breathed his last on October 9. From the nature thy come and to the nature thy return. The funeral rites of Parsis follow this ...

Vanishing Vultures A Grave Matter For India's Parsis Parsis brought their Zoroastrian faith, and unique funeral rituals, to India from Iran a thousand years ago. Parsis believe burying or ...

Ratan Tata dies: How does Parsi funeral takes place? Parsis are neither buried not cremated, here’s how they dispose the dead Parsis believe that death is a contamination of the physical body ...