Home›Zoroastrian Sites›All Zoroastrian SitesBrowse ByAll Zoroastrian SitesSites sacred to Zoroastrianism, among them the ever-burning Atash Behram fire temples of Yazd and Udvada and the mountain shrine of Chak Chak in Iran. They remain in living use by the Zoroastrian community.FactsLearn MoreAll Zoroastrian SitesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedFire temples in which a consecrated fire is tended, and the precincts used for the disposal of the dead. Access to the fire is limited to the community; that is a standing condition of these places rather than an incident of them, and the atlas records the fact without describing what is done inside. 2Peoples and Traditions CoveredWell-attestedTwo communities under one heading: the Zoroastrians of Iran and the Parsis of India, separated since about the tenth century and differing in calendar, in the language of everyday religious life and in law, now joined by a diaspora in Britain, North America and Australia. 3DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreZoroastrian sacred sites This group gathers the sacred sites of Zoroastrianism, the fire temples where the sacred fire, symbol of the good creation, is tended, together with the towers and precincts of the tradition. Fire is central to Zoroastrian worship, and the temple that houses it is its focus. The browser will find the fire temples and holy places the atlas gathers. The entries describe each site's religious function and history within the Zoroastrian communities.All Zoroastrian SitesFilter Results4 entriesPilgrimage StatusAllMajor pilgrimage destination today (1)Pilgrimage gathered on a dated festival (1)UNESCO World Heritage StatusAllInscribed on the World Heritage List (1)Not Inscribed (3)Originated InAllIndia (1)Indian Subcontinent (1)Persia (3)Origin Period Start YearAll470 (1)Practice StatusAllAccess restricted by its custodians or by law (2)Historical; not practised continuously (1)In active religious use (3)Standing, but maintained as a museum or heritage monument (1)Site TypeAllCave sanctuary (natural) (1)Fire temple (2)Necropolis, cemetery or burial ground (1)Shrine (1)TraditionAllZoroastrianism (4)CountryAllIndia (1)Iran (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4Chak ChakZoroastrian SitesThe Towers of Silence, YazdZoroastrian SitesUdvada Atash BehramZoroastrian SitesYazd Atash BehramZoroastrian SitesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. A History of Zoroastrianismtier 1Mary Boyce, Brill, 1989View the Source3. The Zoroastrian Diaspora: Religion and Migrationtier 1John R. Hinnells, Oxford University Press, 2005View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.