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Zoroaster temple, Ateshgah, Azerbaijan Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ateshgah, Azerbaijan, September, 10, 2019. Ateshgah is a temple of fire worshippers now museum, not far from Baku. Azerbaijan Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ateshgah, Azerbaijan, September, 10, 2019. Ateshgah fire temple in Azerbaijan. Statue of Ganesha-Indian God of Abundance with the Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ateshgah, Azerbaijan, September, 10, 2019. Ateshgah is a temple of fire worshippers now a Museum, not far from Baku. Azerbaijan. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ateshgah, Azerbaijan, September, 10, 2019. Ateshgah fire temple in Azerbaijan Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ateshgah, Azerbaijan, September, 10, 2019. Ateshgah fire temple. Museum exhibit Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ateshgah, Azerbaijan, September, 10, 2019. Ateshgah fire temple, burning natural gas outlets, Azerbaijan Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ateshgah, Azerbaijan, September, 10, 2019. Models of oil rigs in the temple of fire Ateshgah Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ateshgah, Azerbaijan, September, 10, 2019. Etrance to the Ateshgah fire temple in Azerbaijan Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Ateshgah is a castle-like religious temple in Surakhani, a suburb in Baku, Azerbaijan. Based on Persian and Indian inscriptions, temple was used as a Hindu and Zoroastrian place of fire worship. The pentagonal complex, which has a courtyard surrounded by cells for monks and a tetrapillar-altar in the middle, was built during the 17th and 18th centuries.