This brand new prayer book in English was just launched in Mumbai, India. You can read a report about it below.
The book is published in the memory of Jal and Armin Amrolia.
Through the munificence of Zar Amrolia and his family, a limited number of the first edition of these are available for sale here in United States. You can purchase them on the FEZANA website by clicking on the link below. All net proceeds from the sale of the books shall be donated to the Dadar Athornan Institute.
Zar Amrolia has also donated 5 copies of the book to each Dar-E-Mehr in North America. FEZANA will facilitate the logistics and look out for it in the prayer room of your Dar-E-Mehr soon.
Due to very high shipping costs, we are currently unable to ship to Canada. If you are interested in purchasing these to ship to Canada, drop an email to webmaster@fezana.org with your shipping address, and we can give you an estimate of the shipping cost.
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Book Launch Of First English Tamam Khordeh Avesta
Published in the Parsi-Times
For a while now, the need for an English version of the Tamam Khordeh Avesta (ETKA), has been felt by the Parsi community in India and Gujarati, there was none in compiled in the Roman script, to date. Fulfilling this need, a new Tamam Khordeh Avesta for Shahenshahis, in English, prepared by Er. Dr. Ramiyar P. Karanjia, was launched on 21st March, 2024, at the Dadar Parsi Colony Gymkhana.
This 512-paged Tamam (meaning complete) Khordeh Avesta, which took nearly ten years to be compiled, is a comprehensive prayer book, containing all daily prayers, including all the Yashts, five Gathas, the Setayash, smaller prayers and lots of other relevant information.
Each prayer starts with a brief description about its contents and other relevant information, such as the benefits, reasons to pray, the when, how and where of praying it, and also provides a dedicated place to write the names of the departed, and other notes. The aim is to enhance the prayer experience and make it more fulfilling. Capital letters are used for proper nouns to enable the devotees to visualize the divine beings while praying, and instructions are provided within prayers in a red-coloured font.
The introduction contains a brief description of the philosophy, ethics and rituals of Zoroastrianism, as also a comprehensive overview of the Avestan language. In his learned foreword to the book, Dasturji Dr. Firoze M. Kotwal has expressed, “The community should show their gratitude,” to Dr. Zarthustra (Zar) Amrolia and his brother, Professor Persis, for sponsoring the publication of this book, in memory of their late parents – Jal and Armin Amrolia.
The limited edition, printed at Prodon Enterprise under the supervision of Jehangir Surti, has been made using special, acid-free paper(Buckram bindings), with a spectacular navy blue and gold cover, with gilded page edges.
Over half of the published books will be donated to fire temples in India and across the world. It is also available for purchase on the FEZANA website.
