Ervad Shams-Ul-Ulama Dr. Sir Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, Translated by Soli Dastur (1926), My Travels Outside Bombay: Iran, Azerbaijan, BakuАрхивная копия от 4 февраля 2012 на Wayback MachineFarroukh Isfandzadeh … Not just me but any Parsee who is a little familiar with our Hindu brethren’s religion, their temples and their customs, after examining this building with its inscriptions, architecture, etc., would conclude that this is not a Parsee Atash Kadeh but is a Hindu Temple … informed me that some 40 years ago, the Russian Czar, Alexander III, visited this place with a desire to witness the Hindu Brahmin Fire ritual … gathered a few Brahmins still living here and they performed the fire ritual in this room in front of the Czar … I asked for a tall ladder and with trepidation I climbed to the top of the building and examined the foundation stone which was inscribed in the Nagrik [or Nagari] script … the installation date is mentioned as the Hindu Vikramaajeet calendar year 1866 (equivalent to 1810 A. D.) …"
Alakbarov, Farid (Summer 2003), «Observations from the AncientsАрхивная копия от 19 июля 2011 на Wayback Machine», Azerbaijan International 11 (2): «» according to historical sources, before the construction of the Indian Temple of Fire (Atashgah) in Surakhani at the end of the 17th century, the local people also worshiped at this site because of the 'seven holes with burning flame'."«
The Indian diaspora in Central Asia and its trade, 1550—1900Архивировано 10сентября 2011года. »… George Forster … On the 31st of March, I visited the Atashghah, or place of fire; and on making myself known to the Hindoo mendicants, who resided there, I was received among these sons of Brahma as a brother; an appellation they used on perceiving that I had acquired some knowledge of their mythology, and had visited their most sacred places of worship …"
"Yuxarı Baş" Dövlət Tarix - Memarlıq Qoruğu(азерб.).Şəki şəhəri mədəniyyət və turizm şöbəsi. Azərbaycan Respublikası Mədəniyyət və Turizm Nazirliyi..Дата обращения: 31 июля 2015.Архивировано из оригинала 28 мая 2016 года.
Alakbarov, Farid (Summer 2003), «Observations from the AncientsАрхивная копия от 19 июля 2011 на Wayback Machine», Azerbaijan International 11 (2): «» according to historical sources, before the construction of the Indian Temple of Fire (Atashgah) in Surakhani at the end of the 17th century, the local people also worshiped at this site because of the 'seven holes with burning flame'."«
The Indian diaspora in Central Asia and its trade, 1550—1900Архивировано 10сентября 2011года. »… George Forster … On the 31st of March, I visited the Atashghah, or place of fire; and on making myself known to the Hindoo mendicants, who resided there, I was received among these sons of Brahma as a brother; an appellation they used on perceiving that I had acquired some knowledge of their mythology, and had visited their most sacred places of worship …"
Ervad Shams-Ul-Ulama Dr. Sir Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, Translated by Soli Dastur (1926), My Travels Outside Bombay: Iran, Azerbaijan, BakuАрхивная копия от 4 февраля 2012 на Wayback MachineFarroukh Isfandzadeh … Not just me but any Parsee who is a little familiar with our Hindu brethren’s religion, their temples and their customs, after examining this building with its inscriptions, architecture, etc., would conclude that this is not a Parsee Atash Kadeh but is a Hindu Temple … informed me that some 40 years ago, the Russian Czar, Alexander III, visited this place with a desire to witness the Hindu Brahmin Fire ritual … gathered a few Brahmins still living here and they performed the fire ritual in this room in front of the Czar … I asked for a tall ladder and with trepidation I climbed to the top of the building and examined the foundation stone which was inscribed in the Nagrik [or Nagari] script … the installation date is mentioned as the Hindu Vikramaajeet calendar year 1866 (equivalent to 1810 A. D.) …"
"Yuxarı Baş" Dövlət Tarix - Memarlıq Qoruğu(азерб.).Şəki şəhəri mədəniyyət və turizm şöbəsi. Azərbaycan Respublikası Mədəniyyət və Turizm Nazirliyi..Дата обращения: 31 июля 2015.Архивировано из оригинала 28 мая 2016 года.
