Teshtar Irani and other Zoroastrian Priests

DESCRIPTION
This is a video of Teshtar Irani along with other Zoroastrian priests offering prayers during the Nowruz celebrations at ZAGNY in 2022. In his interview, Teshtar describes her experience of becoming a Mobediar, teaching religious classes to Zoroastrian kids, and performing muktad prayers at her home. The family also described their memories of the old and new local community center and Darbe Meher in Pomona, NY.

THEMES
Religion

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: April 3, 2022
Subject(s): Teshtar Irani
Type: Moving Image
Source: Archival Creators Fellowship Program
Creator: Sharmeen Mehri
Contributor: Teshtar Irani
Location: Flushing, NY

PROVENANCE
Collection: Sharmeen Mehri Fellowship Project
Donor: Teshtar Irani
Item History: 2022-07-12 (created); 2022-07-12 (modified)

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