Yazd Atashkadeh/ Fire Temple

During the Sassanid dynasty, three holy fire existed that was called Three Fires of Victory since they were burning from ancient time. as the threats on Zoroastrian temples grew, the Azarfaranbagh fire, one of the three fires of victory, that was located in the fire temple of Kavian in Fars province, was relocated to Yazd; but the fire temple of Yazd was destroyed and the priests had to hide the fire in a cave for thirty years. After that for 200 years they moved the fire from one Zoroastrian village to another, protecting it from all who wanted it destroyed. Finally, in the 14th century, the fire was moved to a city that most of the Zoroastrian priests had immigrated to and was kept there for 300 years. A fire temple was made in Yazd with the help of Zoroastrians of India and after years of displacement, the holy fire was nested in a beautiful fire temple. The temple is made in the tradition of Persian Fire Temples with pillars that were brought to the temple from Isfahan, and the tiles that were made by Yazd Artists. The Azarfaranbagh fire has been burning for more than 1500 years and is one of the three holy fires of Zoroastrians.