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World Service,2 mins

Sacred flames that burn for hundreds of years

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Malcolm Deboo, President of the oldest Zoroastrian organisation on in Europe, tells Rajan Datar why it is important for his fellow believers to keep ritual fires burning for extremely long periods of time and how the flames enable them to communicate with Ahura Mazda, the Wise Lord. Photo: Burning flames (Julialine/Getty Images)

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