Fire temple

Fire temple
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Burning fire in the Zoroastrian temple of Yazd, Iran.
Religion
Affiliation	Zoroastrianism

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, 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]

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  Shapur II
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  Hormizd I
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  Ardashir I
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  Picture of the Bahram fire temple.
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  The Great Fire temple of Isfahan.
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  Iranian Zoroastrians pray at Fire Temple of Baku.
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  Fire temple of Mazraeh-ye Kalantar.
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  A Zoroastrian priest reads from a book while performing a sacrifice, Bernard Picart (1673–1733).
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  Three styles of a priest's hat with the mouth covered. Bernard Picart (1673–1733).

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• Schippmann, Klaus (1971). Die Iranischen Feuerheiligtümer. Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche und Vorarbeiten (in German). Berlin: de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-001879-0. OCLC 833142282.
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• Shenkar, Michael (2011), "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: 117–140
• Stausberg, Michael (2004), Die Religion Zarathushtras, vol. III, Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag, ISBN 3-17-017120-8

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