Towers Of Silence Near Yazd City, Iran. A Tower Of Silence Is A Circular, Raised Structure Used By Zoroastrians For Exposure Of The Dead, Particularly To Scavenging Birds For The Purposes Of Excarnation.

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anjuman attested avesta birds bone central century circular city consider dakhma dakhmag dead death defunct eastern excarnation exposure fire first god grave herodotus hill histories iran low mountain near now panorama particularly pejorative pit province purposes raised ritual scavenging silence structure sun tower towers tradition vendidad western wind yazd zoroastrian zoroastrians