600 AD #Zoroastrian #Parsis signed 5 point contract with Dwarka Shankaracharya to be culturally assimilated with India
Conditions:
1. Adopt Gujarati Language
2. Wear Indian Clothes
3. Treat cow as sacred
4. recite sm Sanskrit shloka in marriage ceremonies
5. Lay down weapons
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#Parsis probably the wealthiest Indians to date have kept their words like gentleman.

They are called Parsis because they were concentrated in the Iranian province of PARS.

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#Parsis are fire, earth, Flora, fauna & water worshippers. Their holy scripture Zend-Avesta hv 5 parts
1. Yasna (Yajna)
2. Visperad-Invocations to the Lord of the spiritual world and material creation
3. Vendidad-deal with ritual purities
4. Yashts and Nyaeshes - Epic hymns
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#Zoroastrians's (Parsis) ancient language is Avestan (600BC) It is close match to #Sanskrit

#COW Gavaevodata (gav-aevo-data) (गौ ावो दाता ) is sacred animal for VOHU MANAH one of the 6 beneficent immortals created by #Zoroastrians diety 'Ahura Mazdā'
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#Parsis use a calendar with 365 days divided in 12 months (30 days in each month). 5 days at the end of the years are for GATHA. Parsis had a leap year after 120 years with an extra one month (b4 Arab invasion)
Parsis New year Nav Roz starts on 21st March (i.e Vernal Equinox)
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Prior to 10 days of Nav Roz (New year), #Parsis perform MUKTAD Ceremony where blessings of righteous ancestors are invoked. Its similar to श्राद्ध by Indians 30 days before #Deepavali.
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There is affinity between #Vedic and #Avestan Gods, even name sounds similar
Mitra -> Mithra
Varuna - Ahur Mazda
Indra Vritrahan - Verethraghna
Yama - Yima
Both religion promote truthfulness, self control, austerieties, righteous conduct, charity,
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Some famous Parsis of India

1. Field Marshall Sam Hormusji F.J. Maneckshaw
2. Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha
3. Jameshedji Nusserwanji Tata
4. Dadabhai Naoroji
5. Zubin Mehta
and many more
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