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Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest but perhaps most misunderstood religions still practised today.Its spiritual doctrines on heaven, hell and resurrection heavily influenced Islam and Christianity. But emigration, conversion to Islam and centuries of oppression mean their numbers in Iran have dwindled to around 45,000. Throughout their history Zoroastrians have been inaccurately called “fire-worshippers.” If one knew nothing about any religion, one might think that that is what they are doing when they gather reverently around the fire. But this is far from the truth. Every Zoroastrian knows that the sacred fire is just a symbol – a primal, grand, and beautiful symbol and worthy of reverence as such – but not divine in itself.
Zoroastrians are often incorrectly labelled as fire-worshippers and have at times suffered persecution as a result. For Zoroastrians, fire represents a pure creation and is a symbol of their religion, much like a cross is to Christians. The fire in this temple has, according to one of the priests, been kept alight constantly for more than 70 years.
A Zoroastrian couple This couple, in a photo dating to the early years of the 20th Century, were well known in Kerman for their generosity. They often donated large sums to the local Zoroastrian community.
This photo, thought to date from the 1920s, shows the many young children of Kerman's Zoroastrian community. Today, the community is building a new temple in which it hopes to have a museum displaying its photos and sacred books.
The old tower
One of the most ancient - and unusual - elements of the Zoroastrian faith is their treatment of the dead. Traditionally, Zoroastrians did not bury their dead in the conventional sense but left the bodies exposed to theelements - and vultures - in pits in open-topped towers. The old tower in Kerman dates back many hundreds of years and the bones of the dead can still be seen in the pit. These days, the community bury their dead underground in a nearby cemetery.
The fire temple of Atashgah was once a place of worship for Zoroastrians.
The Adrian fire temple was built by Iranians Zoroastrian and Indian Persians in Qajar Period / 1912-15
A fire temple in Zoroastrianism is the place of worship for Zoroastrians.
The Fire Temple of Baku
Fire worship temple in Surakhany, Baku.
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http://sonsofsunnah.com/2011/11/06/1228/
http://www.fravahr.org/spip.php?article509 | 
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