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Freemasonry
in IndiaTofique Fatehi
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
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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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