Kushti

This article is about the Zoroastrian sacred girdle. For the film, see Kushti (film). For the South Asian wrestling form, see Pehlwani.
Zoroastrian priest instructing a child in the tying of the Kushti in the Navjote ceremony.

Kushti (also: Kusti, Koshti) is the sacred girdle worn by Zoroastrians around their waists. Along with the Sedreh, the Kushti is part of the ritual dress of the Zoroastrians.[1][2]

The Kushti is worn wound three times around the waist. It is tied twice in a double knot in the front and back, the ends of the Kushti hanging on the back. The Kushti is made of 72 fine, white and woolen threads, which represent the 72 chapters of the Yasna, the primary liturgical collection of texts of the Avesta.

The ritual of untying and tying the Kushti is performed several times a day and is called Nirang-i Kushti. During this ritual, the individual must remain standing in one spot, and may not speak to anyone. If the individual speaks, the ritual must be recommenced.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Parsi Khabar
  2. ↑ Zoroastrians sudreh / kushti

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