Installing the ‘Aatash Behram’ in the Sanctum Sanctorum of a Fire Temple. Installing the fire in a Fire Temple, a Zoroastrian place of worship is treated like the coronation of a Monarch; in fact the Consecrated Fire itself is addressed as “Padsha” meaning Ruler. In a Fire Temple the installation …
Read More »Collection Of Kindling For A Zoroastrian Place of Worship.
For a quick recap, collection of kindling for fire temple is from the pyre while the corpse is burning and 15 others from the hearths of: a dyer, a ruler, a potter, a brick-maker, a fakir or an ascetic, a goldsmith, a mint, a blacksmith, one who makes armours, a baker, a brewer or distiller or an idol-worshipper, a soldier or a traveler, a shepherd, fire produced by atmospheric lightning, any Zoroastrian. At every stage of the process of collection of kindling for fire temple must be conducted by a Zoroastrian and no other person. The procedure for collection of the fires varies in the case of each of the 16 places from where that particular fire is collected.
Read More »Veneration of Fire: A Zoroastrian place of worship.
Fire in Zoroastrianism is the center for worship. It is a Zoroastrian belief that through veneration of fire one can create an intimate communion with God, who is the creator of this sacred fire. It is the third holy immortal and has a religious significance of being a symbol of righteousness. Prophet Zarathushtra mentions fire as the holiest of the elements to be worshiped as the source of heat, light, life and growth. He selected it as a symbol of his faith to symbolize the divine spark within. Fire, in Zoroastrianism therefore, is considered one of the most sacred elements of nature.
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