As with many ancient religions, Zoroastrianism relies on ceremonial and prescribed actions rather than complex or contemplative inner states. Here is another image from the jashan ceremony I attended in 1997. The priest is clad in all white ritual garb and the fire, fueled by aromatic wood, burns brightly. The priest is wearing a face mask so that the ritually impure exhalations of his breath will not sully the purity of the fire.
Black tech pen on sketchbook page, 6" x 6", March 22, 1997.
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