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Did you know... that Barashnûm is a Zoroastrianpurificationritual in which a "defiled" person is confined to a corner of the house called Armêsht-gah for a period of nine nights?
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Latest comment: 14 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
As the person aabove asked, what is gomez? The link doesn't work.
'defiled by contact with dead matter' - does that mean Zoroastrians are vegetarians? Or does it just mean those who have handled dead human bodies (ie for burial)? Needs clarifying. 86.133.208.88 (talk) 13:14, 29 January 2009 (UTC)Reply
I am sorry for the delay. I did not notice this message. "Gomez" or "nirang" is actually the urine of a cow. -The EnforcerOffice of the secret service 09:54, 18 September 2009 (UTC)Reply
