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The flag is described as "The Zoroastrian Flag of Earth Friendliness &
Universal Brotherhood" at
http://www.indiayellowpages.com/zoroastrian//. Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism)
reports that "Zoroastrianism is the religion and philosophy based on the
teachings ascribed to the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra, Zartosht)...Zoroastrianism
was once the dominant religion of much of Western- and Central Asia but as of
2007 practiced only by fewer than 200,000 worldwide, with its largest center in
India."
A Zoroastrian website
www.avesta.org/zsuppliers.htm offers Zorastrian Flag decals, describing them
as "Red/Yellow/Blue: Yellow middle with two blue seven- oint stars and centerd
Farohar" [the wiki page cited above offers the definition: "Faravahar (or
Ferohar), one of the primary symbols of Zoroastrianism, believed to be the
depiction of a Fravashi (guardian spirit)"- with example shown there]
Numerous examples of this flag in actual use can be seen at the website of
Zoroastrian College of Sanjan, India (
www.indiayellowpages.com/zoroastrian/ ) with two of the clearest photos at
www.indiayellowpages.com/zoroastrian/index.14.jpg and
www.indiayellowpages.com/zoroastrian/index.24.jpg. There is also an
unidentified flag shown in the first photo on the right at the main page of the
college- perhaps the college flag?
At
http://parsiana.com/archives/articles.asp?issue_id=23§ion_id=4 the
creation of the Zoroastrian flag is attributed to Jehangir Medhora of Toronto,
Canada.
Also, according to an old "Zorastrianism and Hinduism" Answers.com article,
taken from Wikipedia, but no longer included in the current wikipedia
Zoroastrianism and Hinduism page, Zoroastrians used a two-pointed white
triangular flag. [Answers.com page
http://www.answers.com/topic/zoroastrianism-and-hinduism wiki page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism_and_Hinduism.]
Ned Smith, 24 February 2007
This flag was designed by Dr. Jehangir Paymaster-Medora in Canada. It is
used worldwide.
Dame Dr. Prof. Meher Master-Moos, President, Zoroastrian College, 6
March 2007
On the webpage at
http://www.indiayellowpages.com/zoroastrian// (first photo on the right)
is a blue flag - perhaps the flag of the [Zoroastrian] college?
Ned Smith, 24 February 2007
The second flag is the Zoroastrian College flag. This was designed by Late
Dr. Siegfried Hermerding of Germany. It is the blue flag with the white circle
in the centre and the Asho Farohar symbol with its wings around the world.
Dame Dr. Prof. Meher Master-Moos, President, Zoroastrian College, 6
March 2007
