Parsi Fire Temple — Attraction in Bengaluru

The Parsees /Parsis ( zoroastrians in India)are a group of peace loving & God fearing people who worship fire. Their temple is called Agiary (Fire Temple). The Parsi Fire Temple in Bangalore is located in Queen's road. In the Sanctum Sanctorum of the fire temple there is an eternal fire burning all the time. They use only sandalwood for this fire. Only the priest of the parsi community is allowed to enter the Sanctum Sanctorum. The Holy book of the zorastrians is 'Kordeh Avesta' with the 'Vendidad' which lists the prayers & tenets to be followed by zoroastrians. Now, there is about 300 parsi families in Bangalore. Majority of the parsees are non-vegetarians & the authentic parsi dishes are very rich in calorie. As they are strong in religious beliefs, Inter religious weddings are not permitted in...

I visited the temple today and met with the Mobed, unlike the reviews from Tara I was welcomed. And had a good long conversation about the history of the temple. It was nice to see the lights for the 98th year celebration that was marked yesterday. Unfortunately if you are not born a Zoroastrian you are forbidden to enter the temple and that should be respected. I wish the rules were different and allowed Iranians/Parsi that wish to pay their respect enter the temple with guidance. To me, this is the good Deed! As Zoroaster said “Turn yourself, not away from three best things—Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed.” By “Good Thoughts,” a Zoroastrian is able to concentrate his mind in divine contemplation of the Creator, and live in peace, unity, and harmony with his...

The Fire temple is strictly only for Parsis. Entry for Non-parsees is strictly prohibited. Zoroastrianism is the only religion in the world which does allow people from outside which means that you cannot convert to this religion unlike other religions of the world. Its a close knit community of about 40K people spread all over the world, mostly wealthy people. I am writing this for the information of readers from...