ZOROASTRIAN ASSOCIATION OF ADELAIDE

A home for the flame, and for our community, in South Australia

We are a community of Zarathushtis in Adelaide, gathered to keep our prayers, our festivals, and our fellowship alive for the next generation — Humata, Hukhta, Hvarshta: good thoughts, good words, good deeds.

Hawan Gah
Sunrise – Noon
Morning prayers
Rapithwin Gah
Noon – 3pm
Midday prayers
Uzerin Gah
3pm – Sunset
Afternoon prayers
Aiwisruthrem Gah
Sunset – Midnight
Evening prayers
Ushahin Gah
Midnight – Dawn
Night prayers

Gah windows shift with sunrise and sunset in Adelaide through the year — check with your mobed for today's exact times.

Small in number, steady in devotion

The Zoroastrian Association of Adelaide brings together Zarathushti families across South Australia — a community that gathers to pray, to celebrate the gahambars, and to make sure our children grow up knowing the words of the Avesta and the warmth of a shared table.

Like Zoroastrian communities across Australia, ours grew from a handful of families who wanted a place to mark Navroze together, to teach the Sunday prayers, and to be there for one another through birth, navjote, marriage, and loss.

Humata, Hukhta, Hvarshta — good thoughts, good words, good deeds.
VISION

Carrying the heritage forward

To help our members pass down the heritage, culture, and traditions of the Zoroastrian faith to the next generation growing up in Adelaide.

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MISSION

A community around the flame

To enrich our community by sharing the teachings of Zarathushtra, supporting our members, and encouraging everyone to take part in the life of the congregation.

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How we serve the community

From Sunday prayers to life's biggest milestones, our volunteers and mobeds are here for our families.

Sunday School

Dedicated teachers help our young ones learn prayers, history, and traditions correctly, in a warm and patient setting.

Muktad Services

We assist every departed soul and their family with muktad prayers, held with care and according to tradition.

Navjote Ceremonies

Our mobeds guide families through the sudreh-kushti and navjote, welcoming children formally into the faith.

Wedding Ceremonies

Our mobeds perform Zoroastrian wedding ceremonies, honouring the traditions of an Ashirwad blessing.

Community Events

Gahambars, Navroze, Jamshedi Navroze and more — a full calendar of celebrations throughout the year.

Seniors Gatherings

Regular get-togethers dedicated to bringing our senior community members closer, over tea and conversation.

The Amesha Spentas — six pillars close to the heart

The bounteous immortals that guide a Zoroastrian toward righteousness. May Ahura Mazda guide us on the path.

Vohu Manah

Good Mind

Good mind and good purpose in all that we think and undertake.

Asha Vahishta

Best Truth

Truth and righteousness as the order that holds the world together.

Spenta Armaiti

Holy Devotion

Serenity, loving kindness, and devotion to what is good.

Khshathra Vairya

Desirable Dominion

Power exercised justly, in service of others rather than the self.

Haurvatat

Wholeness

Wholeness and health, of body, community, and spirit.

Ameretat

Immortality

Long life and the immortality of a life well and rightly lived.

What's on

Join us for prayers, festivals, and gatherings throughout the year. All members and friends of the community are welcome.

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21
MAR

Jamshedi Navroze

Community New Year celebration with prayers, music, and a shared meal.

14
JUN

Gahambar — Maidyoshahem

Seasonal thanksgiving prayers followed by a community luncheon.

09
AUG

Seniors Afternoon Tea

An informal get-together for our senior members at the Darbe Mehr.

16
OCT

Sunday School Open Day

New families welcome to meet our teachers and see a class in session.

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