On a windy Sunday afternoon in September, sitting under a white canopy, 14 mobeds and two mobedyars, a lady included, joined in prayer to bless the land for the new place of worship in Oakville, Ontario. The inaugural consecration ceremony on September 24, 2023 for the atash kadeh and prospective atash-e-adaran that included a jashan and baj prayers was "a huge success with over 300 attendees,” stated Phil Sidhwa, chair of the Place of Worship Advisory Committee constituted by the Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation (OZCF).
The ceremonial prayers are "recommended to soothe out the process of construction… To eradicate any negative......