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Page 263
... Parsees have scrupulously adhered , and they have always been faithful to their protectors . • The Parsees in British India enjoy every privilege , civil and re- ligious . They are governed by their own panchait , or village council ...
... Parsees have scrupulously adhered , and they have always been faithful to their protectors . • The Parsees in British India enjoy every privilege , civil and re- ligious . They are governed by their own panchait , or village council ...
Page 264
... Parsees use some solemnities when they name their chil dren , which is done at five or six months old ; when the muslin shirt is put on the first time , a sacred fire is lighted , prayers are repeated , and the name is given . Since ...
... Parsees use some solemnities when they name their chil dren , which is done at five or six months old ; when the muslin shirt is put on the first time , a sacred fire is lighted , prayers are repeated , and the name is given . Since ...
Page 265
... Parsees , and the greater number come from Guzerat , where they leave their families , and come to Bombay for a few months or years , saving their wages carefully , and mostly subsisting on what they earn by chance - work , till they ...
... Parsees , and the greater number come from Guzerat , where they leave their families , and come to Bombay for a few months or years , saving their wages carefully , and mostly subsisting on what they earn by chance - work , till they ...
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