The courtyard at the Guest Entrance Tower of the Temple of Fire Worshippers - (Ateshgah Atəşgah). Surukhany, 1882-1886
Azerbaijan
The photo shows a section of the courtyard, cells, and entrance gatehouse (balakhana) of the Ateshgah Fire Temple. The main temple lies behind the photographer. This Indian temple complex, situated on a site of perpetually burning natural gas vents, is located in Surakhani, a suburb of Baku, Azerbaijan. Its name, Ateshgah, means "House of Fire" in Azerbaijani. The fire temple, venerated since the 3rd century AD by Zoroastrians, Hindus, and Sikhs, was built upon the remains of older structures .. Read more »
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