THE MAIN TEMPLE

Its plan is also drawn on the ground, the altar was circular form, divided into five parts. On the sides, there are the parts in which the priests lived. The main god was the fire or the sun. Archaeologists consider the inhabitants of Margiane to be followers of a proto-zoroastrianism. Ceremonies dedicated to the god of fire were held five times a month, but also the god of the wind, the god of light… the god of fertility had his own temple, named Anahit, and the ceremonies in his honour involved the absorption of narcotic drinks (opium, mandragore and ephedrine). These religious practices, which lasted more than two millennia, are now relatively well documented.