Unknown Parsi boy
Photographer: S. Lukmanji, Ahmedabad & Baroda
circa 1875
Unknown Parsi boy
Photographer: S. Lukmanji, Ahmedabad & Baroda
circa 1875
Ratanbai Bomanjee Wadia
Photographer: P. Vuccino & Co, Bombay
circa 1870
Dadabhai Baroisher
Photographer: L. Birnstingl Co., London
circa 1865
Parsi Woman
Photographer: Disderi, Paris
circa 1860
Unknown Parsi boy
Photographer: Deen Dayal, Indore
circa 1870
Burjorji Sorabji Kharas (1831-1875)
Photographer: Dady Limjee Panday, Bombay
circa 1860
Rustomjee Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy (1824-1872)
Photographer: Hurrychund Chintamon, Bombay
circa 1860
Dastoor Sorabji
Photographer: Hurrychund Chintamon, Bombay
circa 1860
An unidentified boy
Champaneria Photo Store Co., Surat
circa 1920
Photograph with studio mount
14.8 x 12 in. (37.6 x 30.5 cm.)
A newly initiated young boy dressed in complete priestly regalia of jama pichori and shawl ready for his navar ceremony. The ceremony would initiate him into priesthood. He carries the gurz in his right hand which is symbolic of priesthood. The coconut in his left hand symbolizes both the outer/physical and the inner/spiritual world. The turban or pugree is worn before the ceremony.
An unidentified Parsi gentleman
Bhedwar Studio, Bombay
circa 1890
Photograph with studio mount
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Parsis going abroad would generally get their photographs done at studios with such a backdrop, giving an illusion of romanticism. Bhedwar studio was one of the early studios that did such photographs and thus was very popular among the Parsi community of Bombay.