Zoroastrian local residents and pilgrims Ateshgah of Baku

drawing of temple book journey in dagestan , caucasus

there data in addition hindus in temple present zoroastrians (parsis , guebres) , sikhs. chardin in 17th century reported persian guebres, worshiped forever burning fire in 2 days journey shemakha (on apsheron).

engelbert kaempfer, visited surakhany in 1683, wrote among people worshiped fire, 2 men descendants of persians migrated india.

french jesuit villotte, lived in azerbaijan since 1689, reports ateshgah revered hindus, sikhs, , zoroastrians, descendants of ancient persians.

german traveler lerch visited temple in 1733, wrote here there 12 guebres or ancient persian fire worshipers».

j. hanway visited baku in 1747 , left few records of ateshgah. people, worshiped fire in ateshgah calls indians , persians , “guebres”.

s. gmelin, visited ateshgah in 1770, wrote in present ateshgah lived indians , descendants of ancient guebres.

in 1820 french consul gamba visits temple. according gamba here lived hindus, sikhs, , zoroastrians, followers of zoroaster.

the englishman ussher visited ateshgah in september 19, 1863 calls atash jah , said there pilgrims india , persia german baron max thielmann visited temple in october 1872 , in memoirs wrote parsi community of bombay sent here priest after few years replaced. presence necessary, because here come pilgrims outskirts of persia (yazd, kerman) , india , remain in sacred place several months or years.

in 1876 english traveler james bruce visited ateshgah. noted bombay parsi punchayat provides permanent presence in temple of priest. pierre ponafidine visited temple @ same time , mentioned 2 priests bombay. e. orsolle, visited temple after bruce, said after parsi priest died in 1864, parsi punchayat of bombay few years later sent priest here, pilgrims came here india , iran have forgotten sanctuary, , in 1880 there nobody. o donovan visited temple in 1879 , refers religious worship of guebres.

in 1898 in «men , women of india» magazine published article entitled ancient zoroastrian temple in baku. author calls ateshgah parsi temple, , notes last zoroastrian priest sent there 30 years ago (that is, in 1860s.).

j. henry in 1905, in book noted 25 years ago (i.e. in 1880) in surakhani died last parsi priest.