Parsi Fire Temple located at Ezra Street Kolkata, West Bangal, India

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 These are the photographs of Gujrati commemoratives stone, English commemorative stone and Old times building of Parsi Fire Temple built by the command of Seth Rustam Ji Kawas Ji Bana on 16th September 1839 A. D located at Ezra Street Kolkata, West Bangal, India. This Zoroaster Fire Temple is Abandoned one and not used for fire worship.


The Parsis came from Iran to Gujrat first and then migrated to the rest of undivided India. Some of the Parsis settled there in Kolkata. They built many Temples for Fire Worship. This is one of those Temples. One thing to be pointed out is this that only by birth Parsis are allowed to enter in fire temple for worship. The people of other religions are strictly not allowed to enter the Parsi Temple.


Here is Roman wording with English translation of Gujrati commemoratives stone that reads as :



Script: Gujarati:

' Dadgar Dadar Ahurmajdani madad thi
Aaye Aatish Aadran
Sheth Rustamji Kawasji bana. E.
Kalkatta shahar ma
Jarthosti Firqana loko khodani bandage tatha parastish karva saar
Mazdi ashni deen na farman mujab
Takht nashin kidhachhe
Englisthanani Rani  Victoria na teeza varas ma
Roz 17 ma saros maah 1 la Farwardin Kadeem
Saal 1209 isvai ajadarji 2229 Zathushti
Taarikh 16 mI. Saptambar, Sana 1839 Isavi, baar Shome'

English translation:

'With the help of the Wise Lord [Ahura Mazda], this Fire Place E(ast) Kolkata was built, according to the command of the Religion, by Seth Rustam Ji Kawas Ji Bana, for prayer and worshipping, of the followers of Zoroaster. In the third year of coronation of the British Queen, the day 17, in the month of Farwardin Ancient Year 1209 [beginning in 632 CE, with the reign of the Persian emperor Yazgird], Zorastrian Year 2229 [beginning in 389 BCE], Christian year 16 September, 1839, the day Monday.'



Here is the reading of the inscription of English commemoratives stone:



' In the name of the Holy Hormazd [Ahura Mazda]
This Fire Temple was built at Calcutta by
Rustam Jee Cowas Jee Bana jee ESO RE
…………………. according to the rites of the
Masdiasna Religion
In the service of God and the Observance of
………ed Rites of the Zoroastrian Religion
In the 3rd Year of the Reign of
Her Majesty Queen Victoria
On the 17th Day Shurosh [Zoroastrian name of the Day] of the
……. Furvurdeen Kudmee [old]
…y  Hzi…ezerd 1209….. and of Zoroaster 2229
With Monday the 16th September
Of the Christian Year 1839.'




Photographs By Mr. Subhadip Mukherjee Sahib