![]() The circle in the center symbolizes the immortality of a person’s soul and eternity of the universe. All parts of it represent a basic Zoroastrian philosophy. The winged disc symbol of Faravahar is influenced by the Egyptian winged sun that symbolizes divine kingship. The Fravashi is the higher individuality that transcends to the Heaven when the human being’s life on earth is over. The term is also associated with the ‘Fravashi’, the guardian angel and guide, which is actually the divine, uncorrupt and unpolluted part of the human soul. ‘Faravahar’ is a Middle Persian or Pahlavi word and is derived from the ancient Iranian/Avetsan word ‘Fravarane’, meaning ‘ I choose‘. Faravahar or Farohar is a well-known emblem of the Persian identity as well as a symbol of the Zoroastrian faith.
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