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City &
Highlight Sightseeing :: Yazd
Zoroastrian Chack Chak::
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The
village of Chak Chak, also known as Pir-e Sabz,
consists of a shrine perched beneath a towering
cliff face in the desert of central Iran. It is the
most sacred of the Zoroastrian mountain shrines.
Located near the city of Ardakan in Yazd province,
Chak Chak serves as a pilgrimage point for pious
Zoroastrians. Each year from June 14-18 many
thousands of Zoroastrians from Iran, India and other
countries flock to the fire temple of Pir-e Sabz.
Tradition has it that pilgrims are to stop the
moment they see the sight of the temple and continue
their journey on foot the rest of the way.
Meaning drop-drop in Persian, Chak Chak is where
Nikbanou, second daughter of the last pre-Islamic
Persian ruler, the Sassanian Emperor Yazdegerd III
of Persia, was cornered by the invading Arab army in
640 CE. Fearing capture Nikbanou prayed to Ahura
Mazda to protect her from her enemies. In response
to Nikbanou's pleadings, the mountain miraculously
opened up and sheltered her from the invaders.
Notable features of Chak Chak include the ever
dripping spring located at the mountain. Legend has
it that these drops are tears of grief that the
mountain sheds in remembrance of Nikbanou. Growing
beside the holy spring is an immense and ancient
tree said to be Nikbanou's cane. Legend also has it
that a petrified colorful cloth from Nikbanou was
also visible in the rocks although pilgrims have
since taken this.
The actual temple of Chak Chak is a man-made grotto
sheltered by two large bronze doors. The shrine
enclosure is floored with marble and its walls are
darkened by fires kept eternally burning in the
sanctuary. In the cliffs below the shrine are
several roofed pavilions constructed to accommodate
pilgrims.
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