I along with two of my parliamentarian colleagues visited The Baku Ateshgah…

I along with two of my parliamentarian colleagues visited The Baku Ateshgah also known as the ‘Fire Temple of Baku’. We were informed that this temple was originally constructed in 2nd Century and the temple in its present state was re-constructed in the 17th-18th centuries by Hindus, Sikhs and Zorastrians.  There are 14 Sanskrit, two Punjabi and one Persian inscription in the Ateshgah. Of the two Sanskrit inscriptions, one mentions Lord Ganesha and Jwala ji (The Fire Goddess)while the other is an invocation to Lord Shiva. The inscription mentioning Lord Shiva has symbols of Sun and Swastika. During this visit to Fire Temple of Baku also learnt about India’s relation with Azerbaijan.