Unsolved Mysteries In The World

Unsolved Mysteries In The World


Dakhma The Tower of Silence

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 08:55 PM PDT

The 'Towers of Silence', or dakhma, is a circular, raised structure built by Zoroastrians for excarnation – that is, for dead bodies to be exposed to carrion birds, usually vultures. This tower repose in the 300-year-old Doongerwadi, the garden on the hill. Doongerwadi is now at the centre of a busy part of the city, with tall residential buildings around its edges. Non- Zoroastrians are
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