{"id":159839,"date":"2025-10-24T14:20:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/?p=159839"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:01:08","slug":"gahanbar-ayathrem-ceremony-held-in-mazraeh-e-kalantar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/?p=159839","title":{"rendered":"Gahanbar Ayathrem Ceremony Held in Mazraeh-e Kalantar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Zoroastrian community of Mazraeh-e Kalantar village in Yazd came together to celebrate the Gahanbar Ayathrem ceremony, reaffirming their connection to ancient traditions and community spirit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event was held at the village\u2019s fire temple complex on the afternoon of <em>Anaram Izad<\/em> day in <em>Mehr month<\/em>, corresponding to Thursday, Mehr 24, 1404 (October 16, 2025). The ceremony featured Avesta recitations by local <em>mobeds<\/em> Khodadad Manouchehri, Khorsand, and Rostam Shahriari.<\/p>\n<p>Gahanbar Ayathrem is the fourth of the six annual Zoroastrian seasonal festivals, observed each year from the 20th to the 24th of <em>Mehr month<\/em> (coinciding with <em>Arshtat to Anaram Izad<\/em> days in the Zoroastrian calendar).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159840 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f2bbc4c2-ecdf-454d-9130-0fab9ee9a924-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f2bbc4c2-ecdf-454d-9130-0fab9ee9a924-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f2bbc4c2-ecdf-454d-9130-0fab9ee9a924.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159841 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/768029f6-0b42-4bf9-ade5-30b4e89125d9-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/768029f6-0b42-4bf9-ade5-30b4e89125d9-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/768029f6-0b42-4bf9-ade5-30b4e89125d9.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-159842 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7833bd51-2b86-436a-94f1-403d8b894c64-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7833bd51-2b86-436a-94f1-403d8b894c64-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7833bd51-2b86-436a-94f1-403d8b894c64.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159843 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2ab4f54d-61db-4f41-aac2-9cd8407ac066-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2ab4f54d-61db-4f41-aac2-9cd8407ac066-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2ab4f54d-61db-4f41-aac2-9cd8407ac066.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-159844 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-18-at-7.21.00-PM-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-18-at-7.21.00-PM-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/en.amordadnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-18-at-7.21.00-PM.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zoroastrian community of Mazraeh-e Kalantar village in Yazd came together to celebrate the Gahanbar Ayathrem ceremony, reaffirming their connection to ancient traditions and community spirit. The event was held at the village\u2019s fire temple complex on the afternoon of Anaram Izad day in Mehr month, corresponding to Thursday, Mehr 24, 1404 (October 16, 2025). 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