Fire temple
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Burning fire in the Zoroastrian temple of Yazd, Iran. | |
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A fire temple, Agiary, Atashkadeh (Persian: آتشکده), Atashgah (آتشگاه) or Dar-e Mehr (در مهر) is the place of worship. It is for followers of Zoroastrianism, the ancient religion of Iran (Persia).[1][2][3]
As of 2021[update], there are 167 fire temples. 45 of them are in Mumbai. 105 is in other places in India. 17 are in other countries.[4][5]
Gallery
Picture of the Bahram fire temple.
Iranian Zoroastrians pray at Fire Temple of Baku.
Fire temple of Mazraeh-ye Kalantar.
A Zoroastrian priest reads from a book while performing a sacrifice, Bernard Picart (1673–1733).
Three styles of a priest's hat with the mouth covered. Bernard Picart (1673–1733).
Fire Temple Media
Fire Temple of Baku in Azerbaijan
A Parsi-Zoroastrian Jashan ceremony (the blessing of a home)
Coin of Farrukhan the Great shows praying of fire temple
Udvada Atash Behram located in Gujarat, India
Silver coin of Yazdegerd II with a fire altar and two attendants
A modern Agiary in Western India
Fire Temple of Yazd in Iran
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References
- ↑ Boyce, Mary. Encyclopaedia Iranica 6 (1993). Costa Mesa: Mazda Pub. p. 669–670.
- ↑ Kotwal, Firoz M.. Some Observations on the History of the Parsi Dar-i Mihrs. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 37 (3) (1974). p. 665. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00127557.
- ↑ Yasna 62.1; Nyashes 5.7
- ↑ List of Fire Temples. The Parsi Directory. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ Mathai, Kamini (12 July 2010). Parsis go all out to celebrate milestone in Chennai. Chennai: The Times Group. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Parsis-go-all-out-to-celebrate-milestone-in-Chennai/articleshow/6156672.cms. Retrieved 24 Apr 2014.
Sources
- Boyce, Mary. On the Zoroastrian Temple Cult of Fire. Journal of the American Oriental Society 95 (3) (1975)Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 95, No. 3. p. 454–465. doi:10.2307/599356.
- Boyce, Mary. Encyclopaedia Iranica 2 (1987). Costa Mesa: Mazda Pub. p. 9–10.
- Drower, Elizabeth Stephens. The Role of Fire in Parsi Ritual. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 74 (1/2) (1944)Royal Anthropological Institute. p. 75–89. doi:10.2307/2844296.
- Gnoli, Gherardo. Encyclopaedia Iranica 3 (1993). Costa Mesa: Mazda Pub. p. 510–513.
- Jackson, A. V. Williams. The Location of the Farnbāg Fire, the Most Ancient of the Zoroastrian Fires. Journal of the American Oriental Society 41 (1921). p. 81–106. doi:10.2307/593711.
- Schippmann, Klaus. Die Iranischen Feuerheiligtümer (in de). Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche und Vorarbeiten (1971). Berlin: de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-001879-0. OCLC 833142282.
- Shenkar, Michael. Temple Architecture in the Iranian World before the Macedonian Conquest. Iran and the Caucasus 11 (2) (2007). p. 169–194. doi:10.1163/157338407X265423.
- Shenkar, Michael. Temple Architecture in the Iranian World in the Hellenistic Period. In Kouremenos, A., Rossi, R., Chandrasekaran, S. (Eds.), from Pella to Gandhara: Hybridisation and Identity in the Art and Architecture of the Hellenistic East (2011). p. 117–140.
- Stausberg, Michael. Die Religion Zarathushtras, vol. III (2004). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. ISBN 3-17-017120-8.