Log In
Register
EN
AT
Austria
DE
Germany
FR
France
US
USA
EN
International
0
License images
Keyword Dictionary
Our photographers
ArtShop
About Us
Blog
Contact
For photographers
Image requests
Images
Zoroastrianism Photos – License unique travel photos ❘ lookphotos
13821156 - In Tehran, men practise Varzesh-e Pahlavani or Zurkhaneh, a traditional system of athletics originally used to train warriors in Persia (Iran) that combines martial arts, strength training, wrestling and music. It fuses elements of pre-Islamic Persian culture (particularly Zoroastrianism, Mithraism and Gnosticism) with the spirituality of Shia Islam and sufism. Practiced in a domed structure called the zurkhaneh, training sessions consist mainly of ritual gymnastic movements.