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Custodians at Wadia Committee of Management

CONTACT DETAILS OF BAUG MANAGERS OF 5 WADIA BAUGS
Baug
Manager’s Full Name
Postal Home Address
Mobile No.
NOWROZ Baug
Off. 02224705632
Marzban Eruch Rajkotwalla
Nowroz Baug – Block: B, Flat: 11 1st Floor, Lalbaug – Dr.S.S Rao Road, Pare! (E) Mumbai – 4000012
9833143705
Rustom Jamshed Bharucha
Bai Jerbai Baug – Block: B, Flat: 27 13rd Floor, Dr.B.R Ambedkar Road, Near Gloria church- Byculla (E) Mumbai – 4000027
9821560556
Rustom Baug
Off. 02223750422
Jimmy Petsonji Mistry
Rustom Baug – Bldg-Block: 2, Flat: 7 3rd Floor, Sant Savta Marg, Byculla (E) Mum.bai – 4000027
9820723002
Farokh Pesi Bharucha
Rustom Baug – Bldg-Block: 2, Flat: 7 3rd Floor, Sant Savta Marg, Byculla (E) Mumbai – 4000027
9820389356
Bai Jerbai Baug
Off. 02223750422
Sami Sorabji Mistry
Contratcor Chawl – Flat: 16 2nd floor Succex Cross Road, Byculla (E) Mumbai – 4000027
9821405928
Vistaspa Zersis Mistry
Nowroz Baug – Block: G, Flat: 12 1st Floor, Lalbaug – Dr.S.S Rao Road, Parel (E) Mumbai – 4000012
9869694158
Cusrow Baug
Off. 02222047521
Behram Jamshetji Daruwalla
Nowroz Baug – Block: N, Flat: 14 1st Floor, Lalbaug – Dr.S S Rao Road, Parel (E) Mumbai – 4000012
9322825716
Jamshed Dara Mistry
Dr Engineer Build;ng, Flat: 6 1st Floor, Casslnath street, Tardeo. Mumbai – 4000034
9320662201
Ness Baug
Off. 02223874220
Pervez Firoz Mistry
Nowroz Baug – Block: A, F!at:5 GrFloor, Lalbaug – Dr.S.S Rao Road, Parel (E), Mumbai – 4000012
9821683140
Kaizad Cyrus Tavadia
Rustom Baug, Block 18, Flat 22 DNE Dinshaw Bldg, Flat No.14, 4th Floor, Dudhnaka, Kalyan (W), Mumbai 400067
9899808318

Doongerwadi :

Literal Translation of Doongerwadi reads as ‘An Orchard on a Hill’.

Introduction:

Spread over 58 acres of land at Cumballa Hill, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Doongerwadi is the final resting place for the deceased Parsi / Irani Zoroastrians of Mumbai and neighboring Districts and States.

Doongerwadi, has five Dokhmas (all are operational) for disposal of the bodily remains of the Mazdayansne Zarathusthi per traditional Zoroastrian customs.

The details of Dokhmas at Doongerwadi:

Dokhma Dedicated to the community in the year
Modi Hirji Vatcha Gandhi
1672-73
Maneckji Nowroji Seth
1756
Anjuman
1778
Framji Cawasji Banaji
1832
Cowasji Edulji Bisni
1844
  • Doongerwadi has 7 Prayer Halls at the upper Bungli level and 4 Prayer Halls at the lower Bungli level.
  • The upper Bungli Prayer Halls have facilities of Boarding and Lodging for the 4 days of Rituals restricted to Parsi / Irani Zorostrians.
Contact Nos. of 24/7 working Front Office :
  1. +91 8591244526.(WHATSAPP ALSO AVAILABLE)
    2.
  2. +91 8369460336.
    3.

Upon the demise of a Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian at Home or in Hospital, the next of kin / relative / friend to follow the underlaid steps : (All the required information to be kindly furnished at the Doongerwadi Front Office)

  1. Full name of the deceased: ie. Name – father’s / husband’s name-surname.
  2. Place of death : Full Address is necessary so that the Hearse Van can be sent without delay.
  3. Please mention the affiliated Agiary name with full address.(Please also call up the agiary first and inform them of the demise.)
  4. Bungli preference : Preference will be given subject to availability.
  5. Number of days obsequies at Doongerwadi : 4 days or 1 day.
  6. On the Death Certificate (in Form 4/4a being issued by the medical fraternity), please ensure the Doctor’s / Hospital Stamp and Registration number at two places.
  7. Please click a clear pic of the Full Death Certificate and send the same over whatsapp to the Front Office on +91 85912 44526.

  8. Please bring the following in original and 2 photocopies to Doongerwadi :

    1. Death Certificate issued by physician / hospital in form 4 / 4a.
    2. Aadhaar Card of the deceased.
    3. Aadhaar card of the next of kin / relative / friend.

      In case it’s a friend who brings in the body of the deceased, a recent passport size photo of the friend needs to be pasted on the Form to be filled at Doongerwadi.

      The front office will make a set of documents with which the next of kin / relative / friend will have to go to the ‘D’ Ward BMC Office at Nana Chowk to obtain the ‘Death Registry Certificate’.

  9. Alternatively, the next of kin / relative / friend may proceed directly to the BMC ‘D’ Ward Office with the following documents in original and one photocopy.

    1. Form 4 / 4a (as applicable)
    2. Aadhaar Card of the Deceased
    3. Aadhaar Card of the next of kin
    4. Aadhaar Card of the person going to BMC if other than next of kin.

      On receiving the ‘Death Registry Certificate’ from the BMC, please whatsapp the same to the Front Office on +91 85912 44526

Important :

  1. As per existing norms, the Bathing and Sachkar rituals would commence only on receipt of a Copy of the ‘Death Registry Certificate’.
  2. Rules / protocols are subject to change from time to time.
  3. The BMC Health Department updates Doongerwadi on the changes from time to time.
  4. More details can be checked by calling our Front Office on:
    1. +91 8591244526.(WHATSAPP ALSO AVAILABLE)
    2. +91 8369460336.

Charges:

Bungli :

Hearse:

Separate Excel Sheet will be sent to be incorporated on the Website. Will also sent PPX with Doongerwadi pics.

Charges are subject to change from time to time.

Important Rituals at Doongerwadi:

Sachkar :

The deceased is bathed with Taro (Cow/Bull Urine).
The deceased is dressed with Sudreh and Pyjama (preferably of a worn materials)
The Kustie is tied on the Sudreh by the next of kin/relatives.

The deceased is then gracefully brought out in the Prayer Hall and placed on the 3 marble slabs. A Kash is formed with the help of an Iron Nail forming a circuit to contain the ‘Druj -e-Nasu’ emitting from the body.
It is important that the Sachkar Ritual must be done in the same ‘Geh’ in which the deceased has passed away. However, considering the circumstances and ground realities, the Sachkar has to be done earliest possible by the following Geh.
Post Sachkar no non-Parsis/Zorastrians are allowed to see the body of the deceased as they do not wear the Sudreh and Kustie and hence are not protected from the Druj-e-Nasu.

Sagdid:

Sagdid means ‘Dogs Sight’. A dog is brought in during the Sachkar Ritual. The eyesight of the dog has a great relevance in the Zoroastrian Religion.

Bhoi Nu Bhantar:

Post Sachkar and Sagdid Rituals, the Prayers meant to console the soul of the deceased are recited by a Mobed Saheb. In absence of a Mobed Saheb, the Behdins too can recite the Prayers.

Geh Sarna:

The Geh Sarna Ritual is to be carried out post sunrise and an hour before sunset.
The 2 Mobed Sahebs would recite the Prayers.
In between the Prayers, when the deceased is transferred from the Paavi to the Bier, the Sagdid Ritual is carried out and thereafter the rest of Geh Sarna Prayers are continued till finish.
Sagdid Ritual is carried out once again after the end of the Prayers.
The deceased is then carried on the shoulder (Khand) by the Khandias followed by 2 Mobed Sahebs, who had recited the Geh Sarna Prayers. They are followed by the Pydast Attendees. The deceased is carried up to the Fravandian Gate and placed on the last salutation slab, where the final farewell is bid.
Once again, the Sagdid Ritual is carried out at the last salutation slab and the body is taken by the pall bearers to be consigned to the specified Dokhma.