Parsee Collection

Zoroastrian (Parsee) Beauty - Iran. Date: 1910

Parsee Tower of Silence
The Parsees (= Persians) (worshippers of Zoroaster) flee Muslim persecution in Persia and settle in India; their dead are exposed naked on these Towers of Silence

Mrs Ratan Tata, three studio portraits wearing sari
Mrs Ratan Tata, three studio portraits in sari and sari blouse, and pearls. Captioned, A Parsee Leader of English Society, and Mrs Ratan Tata

Shapurji Saklatvala, British Communist politician
Shapurji Saklatvala (1874-1936), British politician of Indian Parsi background. He belonged to both the Labour Party and the Communist Party of Great Britain

TOWER OF SILENCE
The top of a Parsee Tower of Silence, Dakharma, where the dead bodies are exposed to the elements and to scavenging birds. Date: 19th century

PARSEE FUNERAL, INDIA
The FUNERALS of the PARSIES (followers of Zoroaster) Date: 1737

Parsee or Parsi women, India
19th century vintage photograph: Parsee or Parsi women, India

Mrs Tata by Lallie Charles
First wife of Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (R.D. Tata, 18561926), Parsi businessman who played a pivotal role in the growth of the Tata Group in India

Pet Lion at Company in Aden, Yemen
Pet Lion at Messrs Cowasjee Dinshaw & Bros. Company at Aden, Yemen. " Mr Lion with some members of the staff of the firm"

Zoroastrian Woman reclining on a divan
Zoroastrian (Parsee) Woman reclining on a divan Date: circa 1910s

India - Parsee Beauty
A Parsee (Parsi) Beauty of India Date: circa 1910

Members of a Parsee theatre company, India
Group photo, members of a Parsee (Parsi) theatre company, India. Groups of this kind toured around northern India, offering a combination of drama and music

Parsee Tower of Silence, Malabar Hill, Bombay, India
Parsee Tower of Silence, Malabar Hill, Bombay (Mumbai), India. Date: circa 1905

Tour of the Colonies - Aden- parsee address - Royal couple receiving address. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

Parsi Gentleman, India, in a studio photo. Date: circa 1890s

How the rhino got his skin
Illustration by the author to How the Rhinoceros Got his Skin by Rudyard Kipling in Just So Stories

Zoroastrian School - Iran
A superb postcard showing the pupils and teachers of a Zoroastrian School in Iran

India - Parsee Ladies
India - Parsi (Parsee) Ladies chatting on some steps close to a pool in Bombay. A Parsi a member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian communities of the Indian subcontinent

Zoroastrian Boarding School - Devlali, India - The Dining Room at Tea time

A Zoroastrian Man (Parsi)

High Parsi Priest - India
The High Priest of the Parsis (Parsees) - the Zoroastrians - performing a religious ceremony

Parsee Marriage, India
A marriage ceremony among the Parsis (Parsees), followers of Zoroaster, in India. A female sitar player provides a musical accompaniment

Parsee Marriage Ceremony
Marriage ceremony among the Parsees (Zoroastrians) in Bombay State

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