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This mountain range originally belonged to tribal people of the village which they used for collecting wood, karvi (which were used too make mudwall) Later they were unused Buddhist caves which were excavated by Buddhist monks. Zoroastrians hid for 13 years in these mountains after an invasion of
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in 1393 CE. The ‘Iranshah Flame’ was also moved to Bahrot during this period (1393–1405 CE). Even today, this Holy Fire is burning, now housed in a temple in Udvada, see
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and it is given the most eminent grade of devoted fire in the world. Bahrot Caves has been declared a heritage site and is a protected monument under the
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From the Iranian Plateau to the shores of Gujarat: the story of Parsi settlements and absorption in India
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Mani Kamerkar; Soonu Dhunjisha; K.R. Cama Oriental Institute (2002).
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Cave temple in India. Bahrot Caves is located 25 km south of
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Nagendra Kr Singh; A. P. Mishra, Nagendra Kr Singh (2007).
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their settlement at Sanjan by Alaf Khan, a general of
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Bahrot caves is located in India
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Iranshah Atash Behram
Archaeological Survey of India
List of fire temples in India
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India Guide Gujarat
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978-0-9789517-0-2
Encyclopaedia of Oriental Philosophy and Religion
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978-81-8220-112-5
Global Directory of Zoroastrian Fire Temples
From the Iranian Plateau to the shores of Gujarat: the story of Parsi settlements and absorption in India
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978-81-7764-301-5
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