Fire temples burn bright

47 Parsi fire temples have finally made it to the heritage list. Labonita Ghosh looks at the struggle that led to this and some of the more unique agiaries that will find protection from rapacious builders The Maneckjee Navrojee Sett agiary in Fort is unlike a typical Parsi fire temple. Every inch of it is covered with ornate pillars, capitals and cornices decorated with Assyrian, Greek and Persepolitan symbols.  It now turns out the showiness may have been deliberate. Researchers compiling a

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