A New Mobed
May 28, 2004

A new Mobed joins the rank in Tehran (Eight of Khordad, May 28, 2004)

On Friday eight of Khordad (May 28, 2004) at Tehran Adoryan (fire temple) at early morning, in a most beautiful ceremony, Mr. Rostam Vahidi underwent Nozooti (nojout) ceremony to become a full mobed. Led by twelve mobeds, crowned and covered with a mouth-mask, and dressed in all-white priestly dress, as the crowd cheered, he was pronounced a Zarathushti mobed.

In a highest rank and honor a Zarathushti can achieve, Rostam Vahidi has completed multi-year studies and passed exam by Mobed Coucil. He comes from a Mobed family, and has served as a religion teacher as Faravahar organization for the past thirty years. He is about to complete a Ph.D. degree in ancient cultures and languages from Tehran University.

While Mr. Vahidi was in a group of mobeds attending the fire and reading yashts all morning, a celebration was organized in Khosravi hall next door by Tehran Zoroastrian Anjuman, where more than 400 Zoroastrians attended and shared this happy occassion. A dinner celebration was to follow at Faravahar organization.

This is 68th Mobed since Kankash Mobedan was formally formed and registered.

Mehran Sepehri,
Tehran, Iran