Zoroastrians (in India)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Parsis
gptkbp:burialPractice Towers of Silence (Dakhma)
gptkbp:communityConcern declining population
gptkbp:communityPublication gptkb:Jam-e-Jamshed
gptkb:Parsi_Times
gptkb:Parsiana
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:business
gptkb:industry
gptkb:law
gptkb:science
philanthropy
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:distinctGroup Iranis (Zoroastrians from Iran in India)
Parsis (descendants of early migrants)
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite gptkb:Udvada_Atash_Behram
gptkb:Navsari
gptkb:Sanjan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zoroastrians (in India)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mumbai
gptkb:Gujarat
gptkb:Pune
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Gujarati
English
Avestan (liturgical)
gptkbp:mainTempleType cathedral
gptkbp:marriageCustoms traditionally endogamous
gptkbp:migratory 8th-10th century CE
persecution after Muslim conquest of Persia
gptkbp:minorityStatus recognized minority in India
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Pateti
gptkb:Khordad_Sal
gptkb:Navroz
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Sir_J._J._School_of_Art
gptkb:Tata_Group
gptkb:Godrej_Group
gptkb:Wadia_Group
Bai Avabai Framji Petit Girls' High School
Parsi Lying-in Hospital
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Fali_Sam_Nariman
gptkb:Freddie_Mercury
gptkb:Homi_J._Bhabha
gptkb:Dadabhai_Naoroji
gptkb:Jamsetji_Tata
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Parsi_Panchayat
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Persia_(Iran)
gptkbp:populationEstimate about 57,000 (2011 Census)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:Avesta
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:cathedral
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4