Herbad

A Ervad is in Parsi Zoroastrianism a person who has received the first stage of priestly ordinations, including the completion of Barashnum purification ritual belongs. To form part of memorizing the Avestan texts used in the rituals. This requires physical integrity. The candidates are 9-13 years old in India today. There also almost all candidates are trained in one of two boarding schools in Mumbai, where they attend a normal school in the morning.

The consecration is not authorized to perform the Yasna liturgy, prerequisite is another dedication to Mobed.