In India, an ancient religion known as Zoroastrianism is under threat. There are fewer than 60,000 believers and their numbers are projected to fall further. The UN says this is "alarming", and ...
After the municipal corporation banned the immersion of ashes from the holy fires at Parsi-Zoroastrian temples in the sea, special pits were created near the Tower of Silence cemetery to bury the ...
The name Azerbaijan comes from the Persian "azer", or "sacred fire", from the temples of the ancient religion of ...