The Inheritance of Loss
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The Inheritance of Loss is a 2006 novel by the Indian author Kiran Desai. It won several awards, including the Booker Prize for that year, the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award in 2007, and t
First US edition
Zoroastrianism
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Zoroastrianism, also called Mazdayasna and Behdin, is an Iranian religion centred on the Avesta and the teachings of Zarathushtra Spitama, who is more commonly referred to by the Greek translation, Zo
Faravahar, one of the most prominent symbols of Zoroastrianism, on the Fire Temple of Yazd, Iran
A Parsi Wedding, 1905
An 8th century Tang dynasty Chinese clay figurine of a Sogdian man wearing a distinctive cap and face veil, possibly a camel rider or even a Zoroastrian priest engaging in a ritual at a fire temple, since face veils were used to avoid contaminating the holy fire with breath or saliva; Museum of Oriental Art (Turin), Italy.
Ossuary with reliefs of Zoroastrian priests attending a fire, Mullakurgan (near Samarkand), Uzbekistan, 7–8th century CE.