One of the world’s most ancient and influential religions, Zoroastrianism thrived until the 7th century A.D.—and is still practiced today. To prevent decomposing bodies from defiling earth, water, or ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Among the world’s present-day religions, Zoroastrianism, founded more than 3,000 years ago, is one of the most ancient and historically influential. Yet even though its adherents ...

This page looks at the ways in which Zoroastrians try to live their daily lives. Zoroastrian beliefs can best be summed up by the maxim: Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds Zoroastrians try to live ...

“Dad, everyone’s wearing a mask!” exclaimed the son of Adi Sidhwa, a Zoroastrian priest, about the COVID mask requirement. “Is it different than yours?” The boy wasn’t referring to his father’s COVID ...

RAMAPO, N.Y. — The new home for followers of one of the world’s oldest religion has opened to serve as a meeting place and sanctuary for some 1,000 followers of Zoroastrian faith from across the New ...

Zoroastrianism is a religion associated with Persia (modern Iran). Today, there is a small number of Zoroastrians in Iran and a larger number in India. They also live around the world and are ...

The three sheets of papers taped to a window, spelling ZAC, give little indication of the growing temple housed in a former church on Walnut Avenue. The Zoroastrian Association of California Center, ...

RAMAPO, N.Y. — Drive along Pomona Road in Ramapo, and you'll find the new home for followers of one of the world's oldest religions. The gleaming square building with an impressive colonnaded portico ...

On a typical-looking stretch of southwest Houston — down the street from Kwik Kar Lube and Storage Choice, across from a privacy fence hiding cookie-cutter McMansions — a Zoroastrian fire temple ...