tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122407452011-04-21T20:58:50.613-07:00This is a travel blog for my 2005 journey to a number of Zoroastrian sacred sites in Iran, in addition to other small excursions.Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comBlogger1101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1120626548050597392005-07-06T22:09:00.000-07:002005-11-13T23:46:19.500-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2188.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2188.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kerman. The new Zoroastrian temple, outside view<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-112062654805059739?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1131770403823778442005-07-06T20:45:00.000-07:002005-11-13T23:41:06.733-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_2189.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_2189.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kerman - new Zoroastrian temple<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113177040382377844?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1131770418837466762005-07-06T20:43:00.001-07:002005-11-13T23:42:11.806-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_2191.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_2191.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kerman - new Zoroastrian temple, inside<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113177041883746676?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1131770410759988802005-07-06T20:43:00.000-07:002005-11-13T23:41:42.376-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_2190.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_2190.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kerman - new Zoroastrian temple, inside<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113177041075998880?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1131770531273726342005-07-06T20:42:00.000-07:002005-11-11T21:14:25.050-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_2196.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_2196.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kerman - Shah.Verahram.Izad, old kitchen<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113177053127372634?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1131770512848502102005-07-06T20:41:00.000-07:002005-11-11T21:18:54.766-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_2194.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_2194.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kerman - Inside Shah.Verahram.Izad<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113177051284850210?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1131770389193149552005-07-06T20:39:00.002-07:002005-11-13T23:48:25.420-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_2186.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_2186.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kerman - Old Zoroastrian temple, inside<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113177038919314955?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1131770370305027552005-07-06T20:39:00.001-07:002005-11-13T23:47:58.830-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_2183.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_2183.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kerman - Zoroastrian-temple entrance<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113177037030502755?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1131770382448634752005-07-06T20:39:00.000-07:002005-11-13T23:43:35.856-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_2185.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_2185.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kerman - Old Zoroastrian temple<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113177038244863475?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1131770317992409522005-07-06T20:38:00.000-07:002005-11-13T23:49:06.420-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_2182.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_2182.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kerman - "Atashgah" street<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113177031799240952?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119324660502951992005-06-20T20:33:00.000-07:002005-11-15T21:58:48.986-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2110.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2110.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. View at night<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932466050295199?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119324761625033162005-06-20T20:31:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:47:11.276-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2032.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Story of the Peer: In the name of God. As it appears in historical and religious documents, as well as the legends passed amongst generations, during the reign of Yazdgerd the Third - the last Sassanid king - due to the continual destabilization of Iran, Yazdgerd thought to migrate his dynasty from Madaen to Yazd which was considered a relatively safe location. According to his orders, a city complete with all the protective measures of the day (including a moat, towers, and a perimeter fence) was created and his dynasty was migrated to that location; it is possible that the name Yazd is reminiscent of Yazdgerd and the remains of this ancient fort and moat could be in the old neighborhood of Yazaran. [translation incomplete]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932476162503316?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119324473742779352005-06-20T20:27:00.001-07:002005-06-20T20:27:53.746-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2104.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2104.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. A small group chatting on the opposing hill<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932447374277935?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119324439299973782005-06-20T20:27:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:27:19.303-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2164.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2164.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. On the way out...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932443929997378?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119324348971889192005-06-20T20:25:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:25:48.976-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2159.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2159.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Crowds inside the shrine<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932434897188919?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119324288718085642005-06-20T20:24:00.001-07:002005-06-20T20:24:48.723-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2137.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2137.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Crowds inside the shrine<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932428871808564?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119324250028372052005-06-20T20:24:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:24:10.033-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2149.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2149.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Crowds inside the shrine<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932425002837205?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119324209711144402005-06-20T20:23:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:23:29.733-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2138.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2138.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. And crowds inside the shrine<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932420971114440?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119324144002670372005-06-20T20:22:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:22:24.006-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2148.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2148.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Even more crowds outside the shrine<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932414400267037?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119324066293106912005-06-20T20:21:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:21:06.296-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2101.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2101.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. The small alley ways were now packed<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932406629310691?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1131772229574402042005-06-20T20:19:00.002-07:002005-11-11T21:29:44.000-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_2083.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_2083.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Children's group prayer<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113177222957440204?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119323991097306962005-06-20T20:19:00.001-07:002005-06-20T20:19:51.103-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2106.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2106.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Still more people kept on coming<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932399109730696?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119323956759298132005-06-20T20:19:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:19:16.763-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2103.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2103.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Crowd starting to build up during the main pilgrimage evening<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932395675929813?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1131772220700964412005-06-20T20:18:00.001-07:002005-11-15T22:05:44.063-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_2052.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_2052.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Mobile tower inauguration ceremony<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113177222070096441?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119323891664529222005-06-20T20:18:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:18:11.666-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2096.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2096.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Religious ceremony inside the shrine<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932389166452922?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119323833444500742005-06-20T20:17:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:17:13.443-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2055.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2055.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Zoroastrian priest during the inauguration ceremony<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932383344450074?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119323791792092682005-06-20T20:16:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:16:31.796-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2058.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2058.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Actual inauguration ceremony<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932379179209268?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119323726436198392005-06-20T20:15:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:43:30.543-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2067.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2067.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Another peek at the mobile-site equipment. I figured I would never get a chance to see the cell-site equipment from this close. To my surprise, there wasn't much to it...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932372643619839?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119323605548960602005-06-20T20:13:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:13:25.553-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2066.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2066.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. A peek at the mobile-site equipment after the inauguration ceremony<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932360554896060?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119323525073781742005-06-20T20:12:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:12:05.076-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2046.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2046.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Kourosh, showing off his cell-phone in front of the cell-phone tower, before the inauguration ceremony<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932352507378174?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119323448137703072005-06-20T20:10:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:10:48.140-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2044.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2044.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. A closer view of the mobile-phone tower.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932344813770307?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119323366168041842005-06-20T20:09:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:09:26.173-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2043.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2043.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Another view from our sleeping quarters. Note the recently-installed mobile phone tower on the bottom left-hand corner.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932336616804184?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119323289334667062005-06-20T20:08:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:08:09.336-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/peer-panorama.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/peer-panorama.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Panoramic view from our sleeping quarters<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932328933466706?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119323082968260922005-06-20T20:04:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:04:42.973-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_2029.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_2029.jpg'></a><br />Peer-e-Sabz Pilgrimage. Thank goodness for the makeshift equipment-rental room<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932308296826092?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1119322467008777742005-06-20T19:52:00.000-07:002005-06-20T20:40:48.976-07:00<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">It is difficult for me to correctly describe in words the feeling of being in the presence of a force – the force of belief and tradition - which in one or two night draws some four or five thousand people to a location which throughout the rest of the year hosts at most 10 people a day.<span style=""> </span>The mixture of spirituality along with the sense of freedom from the normal governing rules create an air of jubilation which I dare say is impossible to recreate in the Western world.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Strangely, it was in a place like this where I missed my friends the most, as I was more of an observer than a participant.<span style=""> </span>This feeling of unanimous joy and unity was one which I had not felt for many years – one which I sincerely hope to share with my friends from the <st1:country-region><st1:place>U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> in the coming years, or at least partially through these pictures.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111932246700877774?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1132123053680877972005-06-15T22:37:00.001-07:002005-11-15T22:58:32.503-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_1899.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_1899.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Yazd. An ancient tower-of-silence<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113212305368087797?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1132123070185281952005-06-15T22:37:00.000-07:002005-11-15T22:57:30.596-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_1898.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_1898.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Yazd. Ancient tower-of-silence - view from far<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113212307018528195?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1132122984925136112005-06-15T22:36:00.000-07:002005-11-15T22:59:06.156-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_1895.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_1895.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Yazd. Sarve-cham<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113212298492513611?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1132123021285434302005-06-15T22:35:00.000-07:002005-11-15T23:00:26.313-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_1893.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_1893.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Yazd. Sarve-cham Zoroastrian sanctuary<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113212302128543430?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1132122884155346522005-06-14T01:15:00.001-07:002005-11-15T22:47:41.390-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_1923.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_1923.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Yazd. House of the Magi. Zoroastrian oil painting exhibition - courtyard<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113212288415534652?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118736311874905282005-06-14T01:05:00.000-07:002005-11-15T22:47:18.606-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1908.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1908.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Yazd. House of the Magi. Zoroastrian oil painting exhibition (courtyard on the right)<br /><a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111873631187490528?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118736248588974402005-06-14T01:04:00.000-07:002005-06-14T01:04:08.596-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1922.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1922.jpg'></a><br />Yazd. House of the Magi. Zoroastrian oil painting exhibition&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111873624858897440?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118736211272599322005-06-14T01:03:00.000-07:002005-06-14T01:03:31.276-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1912.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1912.jpg'></a><br />Yazd. House of the Magi. Zoroastrian oil painting exhibition&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111873621127259932?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118736173537886462005-06-14T01:02:00.001-07:002005-06-14T01:02:53.540-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1909.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1909.jpg'></a><br />Yazd. House of the Magi. Zoroastrian oil painting exhibition&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111873617353788646?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118736122598492222005-06-14T01:02:00.000-07:002005-06-14T01:02:02.600-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1911.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1911.jpg'></a><br />Yazd. House of the Magi. Zoroastrian oil painting exhibition&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111873612259849222?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118736092420816932005-06-14T01:01:00.000-07:002005-06-14T01:01:32.423-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1910.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1910.jpg'></a><br />Yazd. House of the Magi. Zoroastrian oil painting exhibition&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111873609242081693?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118735877060208992005-06-14T00:56:00.000-07:002005-06-29T09:44:06.936-07:00<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">While visiting <st1:city><st1:place>Yazd</st1:place></st1:city>, I had the privilege of visiting a display of oil paintings by the Zoroastrian artist Susan Varjavand.<span style=""> </span>The pictures were displayed in a newly restored Zoroastrian home from the ancient times. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>Walking in the galleries of this restored home and seeing the paintings displayed in a truly professional manner was a rare and inspiring experience.</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111873587706020899?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118607842087522332005-06-12T13:24:00.000-07:002005-11-15T22:08:41.220-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1888.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1888.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Adrekan. Peer-e-Sabz. View looking out <a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860784208752233?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118607785706576802005-06-12T13:23:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:24:34.130-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1883.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1883.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Adrekan. Peer-e-Sabz. Water driplets come down ever so slowly<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860778570657680?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118607708493155102005-06-12T13:21:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:21:48.496-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1885.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1885.jpg'></a><br />Adrekan. Peer-e-Sabz. Inside the shrine&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860770849315510?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118607655350916562005-06-12T13:20:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:20:55.353-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1873.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1873.jpg'></a><br />Adrekan. Peer-e-Sabz. Inside the shrine&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860765535091656?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118607594249705702005-06-12T13:19:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:19:54.253-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1872.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1872.jpg'></a><br />Adrekan. Peer-e-Sabz. Inside the shrine&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860759424970570?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118607496113022002005-06-12T13:18:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:18:16.116-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1889.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1889.jpg'></a><br />Adrekan. Peer-e-Sabz. Entrance to the shrine&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860749611302200?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118607451425656992005-06-12T13:17:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:17:31.426-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1869.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1869.jpg'></a><br />Adrekan. Peer-e-Sabz. Steep climb up&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860745142565699?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118607399036610602005-06-12T13:16:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:16:39.036-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1867.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1867.jpg'></a><br />Adrekan. Peer-e-Sabz. Outside view&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860739903661060?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118607313669352072005-06-12T13:15:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:15:13.673-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1863.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1863.jpg'></a><br />Adrekan. Peer-e-Sabz. On the way&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860731366935207?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118607226113380122005-06-12T13:13:00.001-07:002005-06-12T13:13:46.116-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1858.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1858.jpg'></a><br />Adrekan. Peer-e-Sabz. On the way&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860722611338012?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118607198095126372005-06-12T13:13:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:13:18.096-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1781.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1781.jpg'></a><br />Adrekan. Peer-e-Sabz. On the way&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860719809512637?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1132122937833507272005-06-12T13:12:00.000-07:002005-11-15T23:20:20.220-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_1846.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_1846.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Aghda. Pars-Banou. Inside the shrine<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113212293783350727?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118607027951539122005-06-12T13:10:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:10:27.953-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1840.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1840.jpg'></a><br />Aghda. Pars-Banou. Inside the shrine&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860702795153912?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606993982513292005-06-12T13:09:00.001-07:002005-06-12T13:09:53.986-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1850.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1850.jpg'></a><br />Aghda. Pars-Banou. Stone tablet outside of the shrine&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860699398251329?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606943383714622005-06-12T13:09:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:09:03.383-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1839.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1839.jpg'></a><br />Aghda. Pars-Banou. Entrance to the shrine&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860694338371462?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606879058725812005-06-12T13:07:00.001-07:002005-06-12T13:07:59.060-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1837.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1837.jpg'></a><br />Aghda. Pars-Banou. Outside view&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860687905872581?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606833836045082005-06-12T13:07:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:07:13.840-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1836.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1836.jpg'></a><br />Aghda. Pars-Banou. Outside view&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860683383604508?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606753757991562005-06-12T13:05:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:05:53.760-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/herisht-panorama3.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/herisht-panorama3.jpg'></a><br />Ardekan. Peer-e Herisht. Panoramic view&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860675375799156?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606689051274252005-06-12T13:04:00.001-07:002005-06-12T13:04:49.053-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1791.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1791.jpg'></a><br />Ardekan. Peer-e Herisht. Inside the shrine&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860668905127425?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606649377963032005-06-12T13:04:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:04:09.380-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1790.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1790.jpg'></a><br />Ardekan. Peer-e Herisht. Inside the shrine&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860664937796303?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606602814248922005-06-12T13:03:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:03:22.816-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1789.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1789.jpg'></a><br />Ardekan. Peer-e Herisht. Entrance to the shrine&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860660281424892?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606559867137052005-06-12T13:02:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:02:39.870-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1787.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1787.jpg'></a><br />Ardekan. Peer-e Herisht. View from above&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860655986713705?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606509879332592005-06-12T13:01:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:01:49.883-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1784.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1784.jpg'></a><br />Ardekan. Peer-e Herisht. View from far&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860650987933259?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606455208615542005-06-12T13:00:00.000-07:002005-06-12T13:00:55.213-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1785.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1785.jpg'></a><br />Ardekan. Peer-e Herisht. View from far&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860645520861554?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606391271299682005-06-12T12:59:00.001-07:002005-06-12T12:59:51.273-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1783.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1783.jpg'></a><br />Ardekan. Peer-e Herisht. On the way&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860639127129968?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606354930715042005-06-12T12:59:00.000-07:002005-06-12T12:59:14.933-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1782.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1782.jpg'></a><br />Ardekan. Peer-e Herisht. On the way&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860635493071504?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118606162763906912005-06-12T12:54:00.000-07:002005-06-12T12:56:02.770-07:00<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">There are several sites near Ardekan and <st1:city><st1:place>Yazd</st1:place></st1:City> that are considered sacred by Zoroastrians.<span style=""> </span>The sites hold such importance that a yearly pilgrimage is planned for some of them, drawing thousands of Zoroastrians world-wide.<span style=""> </span>There are five or six such pilgrimage sites, termed <i style="">peers.</i><span style=""> </span>Legend has it that during the Arab invasion of Iran, the wives and daughters of the remaining Sassanid kings (Yazdgerd III) fled into the mountains surrounding Yazd – and were ‘taken in’ by the mountain.<span style=""> </span>The supposed spot of this occurrence is considered sacred by Zoroastrians and a shrine is built around it.</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">The largest and most important of these sites, Peer-e-Sabz or Chak Chak is now an officially recognized historical site by the Iranian Travel and Tourism Company and is listed in all of their distributed brochures.<span style=""> </span>The setting for Chak Chak is quite impressive, as one must travel close to 45 minutes in the desert before seeing the shrine and the sleeping quarters for the pilgrims.<span style=""> </span>The term Chak Chak literarily means ‘drop by drop’, as the shrine receives drops of water all year round – which is collected and used during the pilgrimage.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We visited all of these sites on off-peak dates.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111860616276390691?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118431461212023522005-06-10T12:24:00.001-07:002005-11-15T22:09:02.603-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/zartoshti-woman-2.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/zartoshti-woman-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Only in Iran. Traditional Zoroastrian Woman clothing <a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111843146121202352?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118431391471713532005-06-10T12:23:00.000-07:002005-06-10T12:23:11.473-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/herisht-woman.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/herisht-woman.jpg'></a><br />Only in Iran. Traditional Zoroastrian Woman clothing&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111843139147171353?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118430990973760002005-06-10T12:16:00.000-07:002005-11-11T22:29:27.946-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/zartoshti-woman-4.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/zartoshti-woman-4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Only in Iran. Traditional Zoroastrian Woman clothing<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111843099097376000?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118430932817375192005-06-10T12:15:00.000-07:002005-06-10T12:15:32.820-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/zartoshti-woman-1.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/zartoshti-woman-1.jpg'></a><br />Only in Iran. Traditional Zoroastrian Woman clothing&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111843093281737519?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118430709873718232005-06-10T12:10:00.000-07:002005-11-08T23:18:03.160-08:00<p class="MsoNormal">I had the privilege of visiting several sites and occasions where Zoroastrian women were dressed in their traditional clothes.<span style=""> </span>The traditional clothes are typically worn by elders and in the more<span style=""> central </span>Zoroastrian cities and villages.<span style=""> </span>They are also worn on special religious occasions.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">On this topic, the <i style="">Lonely Planet</i> book writes the following text:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">“Zoroastrian men aren’t easily distinguished from Muslims, but Zoroastrian women can be recognized by their patterned headscarves and embroidered dresses with white, cream or red being the predominant colors.<span style=""> </span>They never wear chadors (black covering garments), although they follow the strict <i style="">hejab</i> laws governing women’s dress.”</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111843070987371823?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118255064882775632005-06-08T11:24:00.000-07:002005-11-15T22:09:18.403-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1701.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1701.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Esfahan. Ancient fire-temple. Kourosh and Dutch tourists on the top <a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825506488277563?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118255031531115542005-06-08T11:23:00.002-07:002005-06-08T11:23:51.533-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1699.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1699.jpg'></a><br />Esfahan. Ancient fire-temple. View from the top&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825503153111554?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118255004748955322005-06-08T11:23:00.001-07:002005-06-08T11:23:24.750-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1697.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1697.jpg'></a><br />Esfahan. Ancient fire-temple. View from the top&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825500474895532?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118254983544687172005-06-08T11:23:00.000-07:002005-06-08T11:23:03.553-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1669.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1669.jpg'></a><br />Esfahan. Ancient fire-temple. View from the top&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825498354468717?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118254956953771062005-06-08T11:22:00.000-07:002005-06-08T11:22:36.956-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1676.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1676.jpg'></a><br />Esfahan. Ancient fire-temple. View from the top&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825495695377106?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118254853266291032005-06-08T11:20:00.000-07:002005-06-08T11:20:53.270-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1693.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1693.jpg'></a><br />Esfahan. Ancient fire-temple. Kourosh inside the temple, and possible cover for next album&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825485326629103?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118254441751690702005-06-08T11:14:00.000-07:002005-06-08T11:14:01.753-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1685.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1685.jpg'></a><br />Esfahan. Ancient fire-temple. Main temple on top&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825444175169070?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118254402113363662005-06-08T11:13:00.000-07:002005-06-11T02:07:55.350-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1706.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1706.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Esfahan. Ancient fire-temple. The tablet reads: "Atashgah". The Atashgah mountain, with a height of 1680 meters above sea level and located to the West of Esfahan, covers an approximate area of 36,000 squared meters. During the Sassanid era, its religious structures included a fire-temple and various prayer rooms. The small room which still stands from those times is where the fire was kept. The Atashgah mountain and its enclosed historical remains have been recorded as item number 380 in the national archives and any invasion, alteration, or damage to its site are considered unlawful and subject to criminal pursuit under the Islamic Protective laws.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825440211336366?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118254324664734922005-06-08T11:12:00.000-07:002005-06-08T11:12:04.666-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1665.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1665.jpg'></a><br />Esfahan. Ancient fire-temple. Overall view&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825432466473492?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118254219651270622005-06-08T11:09:00.000-07:002005-06-29T09:01:27.546-07:00<span style=";font-family:&quot;;font-size:100%;" >On this trip, I had the privilege of visiting the abandoned fire-temple of </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:place><span style=";font-family:&quot;;" >Esfahan</span></st1:place></span><span style=";font-family:&quot;;font-size:100%;" >, which was operational some 2000 years ago. The climb to the top was pretty rough and at parts very dangerous; to my surprise I met a lot of Western tourists there. One particular Dutch couple shared with me that </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style=";font-family:&quot;;" >Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region></span><span style=";font-family:&quot;;font-size:100%;" > was an absolutely great place to visit and - very easy - to navigate.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825421965127062?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118253680891823862005-06-08T11:01:00.001-07:002005-11-15T22:09:38.553-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1620.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1620.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Esfahan. Zoroastrian temple. Another painting inside the temple<br /><a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825368089182386?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118253709839968742005-06-08T11:01:00.000-07:002005-11-11T22:32:05.336-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1621.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1621.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Esfahan. Zoroastrian temple. Inside the fire-temple<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825370983996874?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118253626107647092005-06-08T11:00:00.000-07:002005-06-08T11:00:26.120-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1615.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1615.jpg'></a><br />Esfahan. Zoroastrian temple. Painting donated by an Italian visitor to the temple&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825362610764709?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118306462273416452005-06-08T10:59:00.002-07:002005-06-09T01:42:24.253-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1618.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1618.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Esfahan. Zoroastrian temple. Residing priest, Mobed Nikdin <a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif" alt="Posted by Hello" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111830646227341645?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118253589699259072005-06-08T10:59:00.001-07:002005-06-08T10:59:49.703-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1611.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1611.jpg'></a><br />Esfahan. Zoroastrian temple (heading reads: Darb-e-Mehr Gowhar and Mehraban)&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825358969925907?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118253546941638402005-06-08T10:59:00.000-07:002005-06-08T10:59:06.943-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1610.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1610.jpg'></a><br />Esfahan. Zoroastrian temple&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825354694163840?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118253499481215252005-06-08T10:58:00.000-07:002005-06-08T10:58:19.516-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1613.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #AAAAAA; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1613.jpg'></a><br />Esfahan. Zoroastrian temple&nbsp;<a href='http://www.hello.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbh.gif' alt='Posted by Hello' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825349948121525?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1118254004218347022005-06-08T10:48:00.000-07:002005-06-08T11:06:44.223-07:00We spent a couple of hours at the Esfahan Zoroastrian Temple, where I had a lengthy discussion with the residing priest (Mobed Behzad Nikdin) about the issues of Zoroastrian immigrants in the U.S.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111825400421834702?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1131827265343510302005-05-11T22:36:00.002-07:002005-11-16T21:19:00.166-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_1153.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_1153.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Tehran - Zoroastrian cemetary, inside garden<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113182726534351030?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1115876127172581722005-05-11T22:35:00.001-07:002005-11-16T21:18:16.280-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/640/IMG_1155.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/284/5592/320/IMG_1155.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Tehran - Zoroastrian cemetery - inside view.<a href="http://www.hello.com/" target="ext"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-111587612717258172?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12240745.post-1131827248087372852005-05-11T22:35:00.000-07:002005-11-16T21:17:23.316-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/640/IMG_1149.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/284/5592/320/IMG_1149.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Tehran - Zoroastrian cemetary entrance<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12240745-113182724808737285?l=ztravel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kourosh S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13559283614822392728noreply@blogger.com