Mark H · @neonbubble
634 followers · 4143 posts · Server mstdn.social
This is a short but fascinating read: The Macabre Legacy of Bombay's Sky Burial Towers. You'll learn about Zoroastrian burial practices and what happens when the vulture population suddenly declines sharply.
https://www.messynessychic.com/2023/06/27/the-macabre-legacy-of-bombays-sky-burial-towers/
#India #Mumbai #TowersOfSilence #Zoroastrian #Zoroastrianism #Vulture
#vulture #Zoroastrianism #Zoroastrian #towersofsilence #mumbai #India
mostaleoht · @mostaleoht
200 followers · 656 posts · Server zirk.us
A schematic of a #Zoroastrian #ritual of #jashan: a kind of a #thanksgiving / #blessing / #worship / #dedication #ceremony . (I don't know much about it yet, but really liked the #schematic)
Source: https://www.heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/jashan/index.htm
#zoroastrian #ritual #jashan #thanksgiving #Blessing #worship #dedication #ceremony #schematic #Zoroastrianism #yasna
mostaleoht · @mostaleoht
96 followers · 259 posts · Server zirk.us
Maps of most popular 1st and 2nd #religions in #India. Including lesser-known #DonyiPolo (Sun-Moon) religion in the North-East and #Sarnaism (#religion of #sacred #grove) in Central India (I would assume that they lumped Sarnaism and #Koyapunem together).
It's kinda wild that #Zoroastrianism (#Parsi) doesn't raise to the top 2 in any territory, but maybe that's because Parsis are mostly living close to big urban centers?
#religions #india #donyipolo #sarnaism #religion #sacred #grove #koyapunem #Zoroastrianism #parsi #maps #geography
mostaleoht · @mostaleoht
63 followers · 154 posts · Server zirk.us
#Yazidism is a #Kurdish #religion, influenced by #Zoroastrianism, #Gnosticism, and #Islam. It is #monoteistic, with complex angelology, saints, and a caste system. #Lalish is its holiest place.
#Yazidis are persecuted by kinda everyone and suffered a lot in recent wars.
#Yazidism #kurdish #religion #Zoroastrianism #gnosticism #islam #monoteistic #Lalish #yazidis
Datarainbow in Privacy · @clarinette
157 followers · 320 posts · Server mastodon.onlineAs #iran protests on every news and maybe there would be chance for this country to get rid of the oppressive religious regime, let’s tell you a story. Before Islam, Iran, then called # #persia was a powerful empire, one of the oldest civilisation. The #Zoroastrianism was its main religion. They had many symbolism, still maintained in Iran.