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Freemasonry

in IndiaTofique Fatehi

tofiquef@yahoo.com

http://tofique.fatehi.us

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Constitutions

Four constitutions operating in India

English

Irish

Scottish

Indian

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English Lodges

Under the United Grand Lodge of England

Three District Grand Lodges

District Grand Lodge of Bengal (the oldestDistrict Grand Lodge in India)

District Grand Lodge of Bombay and Northern

IndiaDistrict Grand Lodge of Southern India

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Irish Lodges

Under the Grand Lodge of Ireland

Governed by the Provincial Grand Lodge

of Ireland in India

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Scottish Lodges

Under the Grand Lodge of Scotland

Governed by the District Grand Lodge of

India (Scottish Constitution)

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Indian Lodges

The Grand Lodge of India is in New Delhi

Under it are four Regional Grand Lodges

Regional Grand Lodge of Northern India

Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India

Regional Grand Lodge of Western India

Regional Grand Lodge of Eastern India

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Scottish Lodges in India

1

2

3 45

6

78

9

10 1112

13

14

1. Meerut (1 lodge)2. Bandikui (1 lodge)3. Ahmedabad (2 lodges)

4. Mhow (1 lodge)5. Calcutta (2 lodges)6. Udvada (1 lodge)7. Bombay (14 lodges)8. Lonavla (1 lodge)9. Pune (1 lodge)

10.Sholapur (1 lodge)11.Secunderabad (1 lodge)12.Belgaum (1 lodge)13.Madras (1 lodge)14.Munnar (1 lodge)

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Conventions

Lodges open and close in the first degree

Resolutions are moved and passed in the

first degree

Installation of the Master of the Lodge isdone in a Board of Installed Masters

Charity collections are made in everymeeting before the Lodge is closed

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Freemason’s Hall, Bombay 

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Sandhurst Temple, Bombay

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Sandhurst Temple, Bombay

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Organ, Sandhurst Temple, Bombay

The organ isbehind the JuniorWarden’s chair,

and operated byelectric bellows.

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Masonic Bodies in Bombay

Masonic Bodies  EC IC SC GLI

Craft Lodges 12 5 14 33

Royal Arch Chapters 8 3 10 10

Mark Lodges 3 0 0 8

Royal Ark Mariner Lodges 3 0 0 6

Secret Monitor Conclaves 12 0 0 0Allied Masonic Degrees Councils 1 0 0 0

Rose Croix 2 0 0 0

Roman Eagle Chapter 1 0 0 0

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Scottish Royal Arch Chapter

Lodge of Mark Masters (Mark Master) Lodge of Excellent Masters (Excellent Master) Royal Arch Chapter (Royal Arch Mason) Royal Ark Mariner Lodge (Royal Arc Mariner) Council of Red Cross Knights (Knight of the

Sword, Knight of the East and Knight of the Eastand West)

Cryptic Council (Royal Master, Select Masterand Super-Excellent Master)

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Other Orders

Order of the Secret Monitor

Allied Masonic Degrees of England and

Wales

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Other Orders

Rose Croix

Order of the Roman Eagle

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Spice for the Indian Curry

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Volumes of Sacred Law

The Bhagvad Gita for the Hindus

The Qur’an for the Muslims

The Avesta for the Parsis (Zoroastrians)

The Bible for the Christians (and theJews)

The Granth Sahib for the Sikhs

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Questions?

You can even email me questions later attofiquef@yahoo.com