| World / India / Maharashtra / Mumbai, 2 km from center | Coordinates: 18°57'34"N 72°48'20"E |
The Towers of Silence (also dakhma or dokhma or doongerwadi) are Zoroastrian funerary towers, the majority of which are located in Mumbai, India, belonging to Parsi Zoroastrians, and in Yazd and Kerman, Iran, belonging to the Iranian Zoroastrians.
Zoroastrians consider the dead body to be unclean, and their religion prohibits allowing corpses to pollute the pure elements of earth and fire. Corpses are therefore placed atop the Towers of Silence for their flesh to be consumed by vultures. Once the bones have been bleached by the sun and wind, they are thrown into the ossuary pit at the center of the tower.
Category: landmark
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13 months ago catchpari | +8 |
 
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As a mark of respect to the departed parsi souls (and also perhaps to avoid birdstrikes due to presence of vultures) no aeroplanes are allowed to fly over towers of silence. | ||||
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4 months ago harrypotter | +2 |
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...there are no secrets...only the black, the white and shades of grey...please do not upload pictures of any higher resolution on such locations,,as a mark of respect to the dear departed souls | ||||
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