Parsis in India. The Parsee.

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Zoroaster

Traditional Parsis in India.

History of the Parsee. Zoroastrianism in India.

  • Parsi Lady
  • Parsi gentleman
  • A Parsee mother with her children
A Marriage Ceremony
Ceremony of Investiture with the Sudra and Kusti.
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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