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[[File:Maneckji Seth Agiary, Mumbai.jpg|thumb|The facade of the temple shows a mix of [[Iranian architecture|Persian architecture]] and [[Greek Revival]] style.]] | [[File:Maneckji Seth Agiary, Mumbai.jpg|thumb|The facade of the temple shows a mix of [[Iranian architecture|Persian architecture]] and [[Greek Revival]] style.]] | ||
[[File:Maneckji Sett Agiary entrance.jpg|thumb|The [[lamassus]] at the entrance.]] | [[File:Maneckji Sett Agiary entrance.jpg|thumb|The [[lamassus]] at the entrance.]] | ||
'''Maneckji Seth Agiary''' is the second-oldest [[Zoroastrian]] [[fire temple]] (or ''agiary'', [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] for "house of fire") in [[Mumbai]], India, constructed in 1735.<ref>{{Cite | '''Maneckji Seth Agiary''' is the second-oldest [[Zoroastrian]] [[fire temple]] (or ''agiary'', [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] for "house of fire") in [[Mumbai]], India, constructed in 1735.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbais-oldest-architectural-landmark-banaji-limji-agiary-completes-308-years/articleshow/58332408.cms|title=Banaji Limji Agiary: Mumbai's oldest, architectural landmark Banaji Limji Agiary completes 308 years|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Nauzer|last=Bharucha|date=23 April 2017|accessdate=25 June 2022}}</ref> [[Banaji Limji Agiary]], established in 1709, is the oldest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/banaji-limji-agiary-mumbai-s-oldest-fire-temple-turns-306/story-QDRVcVwteSjbAiOntitTQI.html|title=Banaji Limji Agiary, Mumbai's oldest fire temple, turns 306|date=22 April 2015|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> As in all Zoroastrian temples, non-[[Parsis]] are not allowed to enter. The architecture of the building is a mix of [[Iranian architecture|Persian]] and [[Greek Revival]] styles, with two [[lamassus]] standing guard at the temple entrance.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MWnUfjzvwHoC&pg=PA92|title=The Zoroastrian Diaspora: Religion and Migration|first=John R.|last=Hinnells|date=28 April 2005|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=9780191513503|via=Google Books}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:46, 26 June 2022
Maneckji Seth Agiary is the second-oldest Zoroastrian fire temple (or agiary, Gujarati for "house of fire") in Mumbai, India, constructed in 1735.[1] Banaji Limji Agiary, established in 1709, is the oldest.[2] As in all Zoroastrian temples, non-Parsis are not allowed to enter. The architecture of the building is a mix of Persian and Greek Revival styles, with two lamassus standing guard at the temple entrance.[3]
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- ↑ Bharucha, Nauzer (23 April 2017). "Banaji Limji Agiary: Mumbai's oldest, architectural landmark Banaji Limji Agiary completes 308 years". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ↑ "Banaji Limji Agiary, Mumbai's oldest fire temple, turns 306". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2015.
- ↑ Hinnells, John R. (28 April 2005). The Zoroastrian Diaspora: Religion and Migration. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780191513503 – via Google Books.
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