Zoroastrian fire temples

E309822

place of worship religious building type

Zoroastrian fire temples are places of worship in Zoroastrianism where a sacred, continuously burning fire is kept and venerated as a symbol of purity and divine presence.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Zoroastrian fire temples canonical	5
Atash Behram (Parsi fire temple)	1
Zoroastrian Fire Temple of Yazd	1
Zoroastrian fire altar	1
Zoroastrian fire temples of Yazd	1
Zoroastrian ritual precinct	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2917360 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Zoroastrian fire temples
Context triple: [Yazd, knownFor, Zoroastrian fire temples]

A. Susa Shrine
Susa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the storm god Susanoo, revered as one of the country’s ancient and significant religious sites.
B. Baha'i House of Worship
The Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, is a prominent Baha'i temple known for its intricate white domed architecture and status as a major spiritual and architectural landmark.
C. Lalish temple complex
The Lalish temple complex is the holiest pilgrimage site of the Yazidi faith, housing its most sacred shrines and religious ceremonies in northern Iraq.
D. Shams-ol-Emareh building
Shams-ol-Emareh building is a historic multi-story royal structure in Tehran, Iran, renowned as one of the most iconic and early high-rise elements of the Golestan Palace complex and a symbol of Qajar-era architecture.
E. Hüdavendigâr complex
The Hüdavendigâr complex is an Ottoman imperial mosque and funerary complex in Bursa, Turkey, notable as the burial site of Sultan Murad I and an early example of Ottoman religious architecture.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Zoroastrian fire temples
Target entity description: Zoroastrian fire temples are places of worship in Zoroastrianism where a sacred, continuously burning fire is kept and venerated as a symbol of purity and divine presence.

A. Susa Shrine
Susa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the storm god Susanoo, revered as one of the country’s ancient and significant religious sites.
B. Baha'i House of Worship
The Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, is a prominent Baha'i temple known for its intricate white domed architecture and status as a major spiritual and architectural landmark.
C. Lalish temple complex
The Lalish temple complex is the holiest pilgrimage site of the Yazidi faith, housing its most sacred shrines and religious ceremonies in northern Iraq.
D. Shams-ol-Emareh building
Shams-ol-Emareh building is a historic multi-story royal structure in Tehran, Iran, renowned as one of the most iconic and early high-rise elements of the Golestan Palace complex and a symbol of Qajar-era architecture.
E. Hüdavendigâr complex
The Hüdavendigâr complex is an Ottoman imperial mosque and funerary complex in Bursa, Turkey, notable as the burial site of Sultan Murad I and an early example of Ottoman religious architecture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	place of worship ⓘ religious building type ⓘ
accessRule	often restricted to Zoroastrians ⓘ
architecturalFeature	clean, uncluttered interior ⓘ enclosed fire chamber ⓘ simple exterior ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	asha (truth and order) ⓘ linked to: Dharma ritual purity ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Ahura Mazda ⓘ
associatedWithRitual	Navjote initiation (in some communities) ⓘ Yasna ceremony ⓘ
associatedWithText	Avesta ⓘ
contains	altar for fire ⓘ area for worshippers ⓘ implements for tending fire ⓘ inner sanctum ⓘ metal fire urn or brazier ⓘ
coreSymbol	sacred fire ⓘ
culturalRole	community religious center ⓘ symbol of Zoroastrian identity ⓘ
feature	continuously burning fire ⓘ
historicalRegion	Persia ⓘ Sasanian Empire ⓘ
locatedIn	India ⓘ Iran ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ diaspora communities ⓘ
orientation	traditionally oriented towards light ⓘ
primaryFunction	housing sacred fire ⓘ place for Zoroastrian worship ⓘ
prohibits	direct blowing on the fire ⓘ polluting substances near fire ⓘ
purityRule	head covered inside ⓘ ritual washing before worship ⓘ shoes removed before entry ⓘ
requires	ritually purified space ⓘ
ritualRequirement	fire must never be extinguished ⓘ fire tended by priests ⓘ
servedBy	Zoroastrian priests ⓘ linked to: Zoroastrian priesthood herbads ⓘ mobeds ⓘ
symbolizes	divine presence ⓘ purity ⓘ
usedByReligion	Zoroastrianism ⓘ
veneratedElement	fire ⓘ
worshipPractice	communal rituals ⓘ offerings to fire ⓘ recitation of Avestan prayers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited