Parsi Fire Temple
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Place: Bara Bazar West Bengal
Parsi Fire Temple. Located in Bara Bazar.
- Built
- 1847
- Builder
- Pestonji Meherji and Viccaji Meherji
- Address
- Tiretta Bazaar, Central Avenue 2, Kolkata, Kolkata Metropolitan Area, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700012, India
History
Parsi Fire Temple is a place of worship for the Parsis in India, located on MG Road in Secunderabad, Telangana. The temple is believed to have been consecrated in September 1847. It was built by two brothers and traders, Pestonji Meherji and Viccaji Meherji, who had settled in Secunderabad. The temple compound also includes residential and commercial buildings. The Parsi population in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad is the second largest in India outside Mumbai.
Spiritual Significance
A Zoroastrian fire temple serving as a place of worship for the Parsi community in Secunderabad, central to their communal religious practice.
Spiritual Practices
Place of worship for Parsis (Zoroastrianism).
- Nearest City: Secunderabad